mongols
Ballad of the Mongols
Minyong Yu - Words, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Ike Mladenoff – Words, Bass, Electric Guitar, Vocals
It Starts with Temujin born 1167
His father a powerful warlord
But when he was ten some treacherous men
Poisoned his daddy oh oh
Their allies were gutless they turned on his family
They took young Temujin in a cage
But Temujin was fearless and he also was courageous
And one night he got away
CHORUS
The Mongols ruled from the backs of their horses
They were a mighty war machine
The Hans and the Romans couldn’t compare
To the greatest I’ve ever seen
During the late 12th century
Temujin forged many alliances
By his personal courage and intense loyalty
He won the hearts of the men
Then in the year 1206
He brought all the tribes together
They proclaimed him Ghengis Khan
Universal ruler of them all
CHORUS
The Mongols ruled from the backs of their horses
They were a mighty war machine
The Hans and the Romans couldn’t compare
To the greatest I’ve ever seen
The Mongols were nomads they were awesome with horses
The hunted to practice their archery skills
It was their stirrups that gave such an advantage
When they shot they’d surely kill
They might seem vicious they also had mercy
In amounts equal to their military might
If you surrendered without resistance
Chances are they’d spare you life
CHORUS
The Mongols ruled from the backs of their horses
They were a mighty war machine
The Hans and the Romans couldn’t compare
To the greatest I’ve ever seen
Many people have said bad about the Mongols
But they’re better than their reputation precedes
They were tolerant to other religions
Like Hinduism Buddhism and Christianity
They helped to make trade systems grow
By provided protection on the Silk Road
If you submitted to their rule
They’d let you govern yourselves
CHORUS
The Mongols ruled from the backs of their horses
They were a mighty war machine
The Hans and the Romans couldn’t compare
To the greatest I’ve ever seen
Although Genghis died in 1227
They Mongol empire continued to shine
Now ruled in four separate khanate
The most eastern are by grandson Kublai Khan
Up north by Russia ruled the Golden Horde
Khanate of Chagatai was in between the other three
Over in Persia was Kublai’s bro Hulego
Who ruled the Ilkhanate
CHORUS
The Mongols ruled from the backs of their horses
They were a mighty war machine
The Hans and the Romans couldn’t compare
To the greatest I’ve ever seen
They didn’t back up their paper money
With actual pieces of gold
Soon their economy started to falter
And then they weren’t so bold
Then the plague started to spread
By little vermin in their grain
When the Yuan started to fall
The others couldn’t go on anymore
CHORUS
The Mongols ruled from the backs of their horses
They were a mighty war machine
The Hans and the Romans couldn’t compare
To the greatest I’ve ever seen
After his musical success in World History, Ike has moved on to his own CD.
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