1. Over the Ocean Blue Columbus sailed over the ocean,
Sung to: “My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean”
Columbus sailed over the ocean,
Columbus sailed over the sea.
Columbus discovered America,
But Columbus didn’t see me!
Niña, Pinta,
The Santa Maria, too.
They all sailed
Over the ocean blue.
Columbus was looking for India,
But Columbus missed it, you see.

2. Columbus’ First Voyage
Sung to “Mary Had a Little Lamb”
Columbus sailed the ocean blue,
Ocean blue, ocean blue,
Columbus sailed the ocean blue
In 1492.
He sailed west to reach the east,
Reach the east, reach the east,
He sailed west to reach the east
Asian shores he never reached,
Never reached, never reached,
Instead a whole new land he found,
Land he found, land he found,
Instead a whole new land he found

3. Sail, sail, sail three ships, Slowly through the sea.
Columbus
Sung to “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”
Sail, sail, sail three ships,
Slowly through the sea.
Niña, Pinta, Santa Maria,
Count them – one, two, three.
Land, land, land they saw,
After many days.
Hurray, hurray for Columbus,
The man who found the way!

4. A sailor went to sea, sea, sea, To see what he could sea, sea, sea.
And all that he could sea, sea, sea,
Was the bottom of the deep blue
Sea, sea, sea.
A sailor went to chop, chop, chop,
To see what he could chop, chop, chop,
And all that he could chop, chop, chop,
Chop, chop, chop.
A sailor went to knee, knee, knee,
To see what he could knee, knee, knee,
And all that he could knee, knee, knee,
Knee, knee, knee.
A sailor went to shoo-bop, shue-bop,
To see what he could shoo-bop, shue-bop,
And all that he could shoo-bop, shue-bop,
Shoo-bop, shue-bop.