The Girls from Ba Sing Se
Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar, nor the idea for this song.
A/N: 'The one time they'd succeed in making a laughing stock of Zhao had also ended badly, but it was glorious while it lasted. It had started when one of the sailors made up a dirty poem that told the absolutely untrue story of how Captain Zhao had once tried to dishonor a Water woman, who had taken out a whalebone knife, cut his balls clean off, and made them into barbarian soup. Lieutenant Jee and a few other more musically inclined crew members had ended up rewriting the poem to fit the tune of "The Girls from Ba Sing Se", and that turned out to be a stroke of absolute brilliance. Every person in the world from the Fire Lord to the lowest fish-munching Water savage knew that particular melody, and in no time, the ditty was all over every Earth Kingdom port.'
A few lines from 'People in the Mirror are Closer Than They Appear' by Nele, which can be found here: http:/ archiveofourown . org/ works/164669/ chapters/239418? view_adult=true. If you don't mind slash, almost-under-age-ness and crack, I highly recommend it. Anyway, when I read this passage, I decided that the song, 'The Balls of Captain Zhao,' had to be written, and during one of my 'crazy little insomniac' moments, I wrote it. Then I bethought me that a parody needs an original, so I wrote 'The Girls from Ba Sing Se' as well, with my sister, Essence of Gold, providing the second verse. I hope you enjoy it, and I heartily recommend the original fic, which is one of the finest I've ever come across.
It's a long, long way to Ba Sing Se
And the city walls are high,
And the people say on a cloudy day
That they seem to touch the sky.
But the looming gates and the gloomy stones
And the towers of the fortress grey
Hide a treasure rare and so passing-fair
It makes troubles melt away.
Every night when I camp on the road I pray
That I'll meet with a girl from Ba Sing Se.
Well, whether she is young or old,
With leaf-green eyes or brown
She'll give a smile, and stop awhile,
To lift you if you're down.
With shining hair and steady gaze
She'll make the world new again
Her laughter is like the sun's gold rays
Though all about, there is rain
Yes, I would travel many days
To meet a girl of Ba Sing Se's!
Joo Dee will show you round the town,
Jin Mei will bring you wine,
And they'll dance with you when the glowing lamps
Make the Fire-Light Fountain shine.
You work all day, get a soldier's pay
And at times you're too tired to care,
But the girls from the city are all so pretty
And you know that they're waiting there.
There's nothing to speed you on your way
Like a kiss from the girls of Ba Sing Se!