Tygre

He lay face down on the ocean beach sand
Clutching a throwing star in his hand
A sound from behind I thought he was dead
For under his heart lay a shuriken
But a spark still burned so my hand lashed out like a knife
And late that night I saved the life
Of Tygre

Well I nursed him till the danger passed
With herb and acupuncture he mend at last
And then from dawn till gloom of night he'd practice and practice
Till again it was light
Hour after hour I'd watch in awe
No human being could stand at all
Against Tygre

Well the days went by and we parted at last
And I went east and he went west
I took bushido and my name grew far
While he spread terror from bar to bar
I knew someday we'd face the test
Which one of us would be the best
And sure enough the word came down
That he was working out over in China-town
Well I Left the students back at the school
And I went in alone to meet
Tygre

They say my speed was next to none
But my lightning strike had just begun
When I felt the wind brush by my face
I turned and spun at a lightning pace
And I was looking into the eyes
Of the deadliest killer alive
Tygre

Well they say that was the only time that anyone had seen him smile
He slowly bowed his head to me and said
We're even Sensei
And then at last I understood
That a bit of bushido was still good
In Tygre

I blocked the path of his retreat
He turned and lashed out with his feet
Thunder and lightning crashed and then
A moment later
He lay dead
The students all began to shout and cheer
No where lay a shed of tear
For Tygre

Well that's how it happened
Or so the legends say
And it was just the years it's said that made me give my school away
But legend nor man
None can explain
The faded black belt above the name
Of Tygre