COLUMBUS CHANGES HIS MIND

The King gave me his money
The Church gave me its blessing
The Queen gave my boat
it's beautiful dressing

For weeks we've been drifting
No wind in sight
And if we must die here
it'd be the only place right

The men don't look healthy
the wet hacking cough
they look as if ready
to finish me off

But I'm beyond being worried
for my dream still lives
if Death is the payment
my life I must give

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But oh I know there must be more
to this ol' world this much I am sure
Yes I hope and I pray
That our passage is safe
on our journey
to find a new world

Now what's this I feel
the wind on my cheek
with my heart in my throat
the men they can't speak

the sails puff and billow
the water makes wave
my attitude changes
the new world I crave

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the wind has stayed steady
our headway's been grand
how big is this ocean?
will we ever find land?

this water seems boundless
an infinite pool
my dream of a new world
has been a fantasy tool

And although we sail swiftly
the men are not glad
they glance at me sideways
they feel they've been had

but oh I know there must be more
to this old world this much I'm sure
I hope and I pray
our passage is safe
on our journey
to find a new world

as the men gather round me
to come in for the kill
some shit hits my shoulder
and everything's still

the leader assassin
smears shit on my shirt
and hugs me most brutal
and says let's find dirt

the head of my deathsquad
looks into the air
and spies a white gull
which then shits in his hair

the men start to celebrate
singin' and cryin'
my hero my savior
is in the air flyin'

a little while later
having never been seen
the new world reveals herself
everywhere green

and I can't believe it
my dream it was real
I've all my life lived for
this feelin' I feel

But oh I knew that there was more
to this old world this much I was sure
I hoped and I prayed
our passage would be safe
on our journey
to find a new world

But as we get closer
I spy on the beach
red colored natives
I am without speech

I cannot believe it
and neither the crew
only to our world
is this new world new

and who are these people?
do they have a name?
they run around naked
without any shame

but now I must subdue them
and knock down their idols
they must be barbaric
without any titles

though they seem happy
more so than we
for King and for Church
I must set their souls free

But oh I thought that there was more
to this old world this much I was sure
I hoped and I prayed
our passage would be safe
on our journey to find a new world

I tried hard to free them
but it's my soul was saved
forget about the old world
I'll stay here 'til my grave

I'll not report
to King and Church
the new world I've found
I'll not allow
the King's swift sword
make red this green ground

But oh I knew that there was more
to this old world
this much I was sure
I hoped and I prayed
that our passage was safe
on our journey
to find a new world

yes I hope and I pray
our passage is safe
on our journey to find a new world
on our journey to find a new world