Mister christopher columbus
sailed the sea without a compass
when his men began a rumpus
up spoke, christopher columbus
There is land somewhere
until we get there,
we will not go wrong,
if we sing, "swing a song"
Since the world is round,
we'll be safe and sound
til our goal is found,
we'll just keep rhythm bound
Soon the crew was makin merry
then came a yell, "let's drink to isabelle,
hum, bring the rum, ho hum"
No more mutiny,
what a time at sea
with di-plo-ma-cy
christy made his-to-ry
Mister christopher columbus
he used rhythm as a compass
music ended all the rumpus
wise old christopher columbus