The Conqueror

The bandits blew up the statues of liberty,

Cheng Ho and Raffles

One after another they crumbled

As if this earth must be totally flat.

Defending armies came and were always wiped off

The invincible warrior triumphed

He believed he was the chosen one

The whole world was crumbling

From day one to day four

On the fifth day this warrior came to Singapore,

The pearl of the orient

It was a Friday

He was face to face with the President.

Mr. President put forward his right hand and said:

I’m sorry if I had offended you in the past

Please sit down and have a cup of coffee.

I’ll declare within few minutes that you’re

The new President of this lovely nation.

The invincible warrior shrank smaller and smaller

Until he was no bigger than a spider

With a loud cry of intensive pain

He vanished into the thin air.

Another good nation was saved

Not by nuclear weapons

But by sympathy and love.

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Copyright © 2004 by Poh Tiong Ho