Let's get down to business, to defeat the Huns
Did they send me daughters, when I asked for sons?
You're the saddest bunch I ever met
But you can bet before we're through
Mister, I'll make a man out of you

Tranquil as a forest but on fire within
Once you find your center, you are sure to win
You're a spineless, pale, pathetic lot
And you haven't got a clue
Somehow I'll make a man out of you

I'm never gonna catch my breath
Say goodbye to those who knew me
Boy, was I a fool in school for cutting gym
This guy's got 'em scared to death
Hope he doesn't see right through me
Now I really wish that I knew how to swim

Be a man
We must be swift as the coursing river
Be a man
With all the force of a great typhoon
Be a man
With all the strength of a raging fire
Mysterious as the dark side of the moon

Time is racing toward us 'til the Huns arrive
Heed my every order and you might survive
You're unsuited for the rage of war
So pack up, go home, you're through
How could I make a man out of you?

Be a man
We must be swift as the coursing river
Be a man
With all the force of a great typhoon
Be a man
With all the strength of a raging fire
Mysterious as the dark side of the moon

Be a man
We must be swift as the coursing river
Be a man
With all the force of a great typhoon
Be a man
With all the strength of a raging fire
Mysterious as the dark side of the moon


Lyrics submitted by JTizzlesAwsome

I'll Make a Man out of You Lyrics as written by David Zippel Matthew Wilder

Lyrics © Walt Disney Music Company

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    Woooooooo! Fav song ever from my fav movie everrrrr!!!

    JTizzlesAwsomeon January 26, 2007   Link
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    This song means everything to me.

    PussycatDolls4evson January 26, 2007   Link
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    OmgzZzZ this song is lyke so deep and amazing. I just luv it. Itz lyke 1 of my fav songs EVERRRRRR!!!

    GrOoViN2tHeMuSiCon January 28, 2007   Link
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    this song is so cool!!

    Boys_Like_Girlson January 16, 2008   Link
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    yea, so its odd, i hadn't heard this song since i saw the movie, but i started getting the chorus stuck in my head for no reason. great song, hillarious sequence in the movie.

    jkid1190on March 03, 2008   Link
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    Love it. I absolutely love it. I've heard that song a hundred times as a child, but in the Danish version (and that's a brilliant version!). Now, I'm older and understand english, I heard this version, and it's so good too!

    Allimacon May 27, 2008   Link
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    i dont know y but until i sae the lyrics i always thought it said we are men not be a man

    fabulicious-frankieon October 02, 2008   Link
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    Time is racing towards us 'Til the Huns arrive Heed my every order And you might survive You're unsuited for the rage of war So pack up, go home, you're through How could I make a man out of you?

    Fixed.

    Tauroon October 13, 2009   Link
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    I love this song!!! I had not recognized Donny's voice, I did not know he sang it!

    tahitian17girlon October 23, 2011   Link

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