The Ballad of the Mongols

The Ballad Of The Mongols

By: Jonathan MolaiFor:APWH-Robin Tingley

Verse 1

Born in Asia’s barren steppes, Temujin, the young chieftain, United the Mongol tribes, And took the name Genghis Khan

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Genghis Khan was the great Leader of the Mongol people With an amazing cavalry and iron discipline, They conquered all who gave them trouble.

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They were expert archers With arrows that surely killed They captured their captives but did not torture The Mongols were extremely skilled

Verse 2

Genghis established such an ordinance, That replaced tradition It enforced loyalty and sub ordinance And promised religious freedom.

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Genghis Khan was the great Leader of the Mongol people With an amazing cavalry and Iron discipline, They conquered all who gave them trouble.

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They were expert archers With arrows that surely killed They captured their captives but did not torture The Mongols were extremely skilled

Verse 3

Abolishing all inherited titles, Every man was forced to fight for Their position and privileges Through leadership and valor in skirmishes.

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Genghis Khan was the great Leader of the Mongol people With an amazing cavalry and Iron discipline, They conquered all who gave them trouble.

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They were expert archers With arrows that surely killed They captured their captives but did not torture The Mongols were extremely skilled

Verse 4

They Looted and pillaged, Their way through the villages Of countries and states that they invaded They were definitely a force not to be irritated

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Genghis Khan was the great Leader of the Mongol people With an amazing cavalry and Iron discipline, They conquered all who gave them trouble.

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They were expert archers With arrows that surely killed They captured their captives but did not torture The Mongols were extremely skilled

Verse 5

After they conquered the cities, They’d leave their own administrators behind, And would let you live if You paid your taxes and were loyal and kind

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Genghis Khan was the great Leader of the Mongol people With an amazing cavalry and Iron discipline, They conquered all who gave them trouble.

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They were expert archers With arrows that surely killed They captured their captives but did not torture The Mongols were extremely skilled

Verse 6

After creating a great Asian empire, The Mongols aspired To know what lay north, in Europe, So on they went upon horse and stirrup.

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Genghis Khan was the great Leader of the Mongol people With an amazing cavalry and Iron discipline, They conquered all who gave them trouble.

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They were expert archers With arrows that surely killed They captured their captives but did not torture The Mongols were extremely skilled

Verse 7

Europe was feudalist and disorganized So the Mongols succeeded A Russian army tried to stop them, And was completely decimated.

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Genghis Khan was the great Leader of the Mongol people With an amazing cavalry and Iron discipline, They conquered all who gave them trouble.

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They were expert archers With arrows that surely killed They captured their captives but did not torture The Mongols were extremely skilled

Verse 8

When Genghis Khan died in 1277 The Mongol empire was extensive The power then went to his sons But Ogodei squandered the empire’s funds

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Genghis Khan was the great Leader of the Mongol people With an amazing cavalry and Iron discipline, They conquered all who gave them trouble.

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They were expert archers With arrows that surely killed They captured their captives but did not torture The Mongols were extremely skilled

Verse 9

Reminiscing about the past European victory, Ogodei sent the Mongols once again west Invading and pillaging Poland and Hungary But little did they know that this was their last.

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Genghis Khan was the great Leader of the Mongol people With an amazing cavalry and Iron discipline, They conquered all who gave them trouble.

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They were expert archers With arrows that surely killed They captured their captives but did not torture The Mongols were extremely skilled

Verse 10

European land was poor for grazing and wet weather weakened the bows Thus, the Mongols began withdrawing from Europe and continued for 100yrs more.

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Genghis Khan was the great Leader of the Mongol people With an amazing cavalry and Iron discipline, They conquered all who gave them trouble.

Chorus

They were expert archers With arrows that surely killed They captured their captives but did not torture The Mongols were extremely skilled