Once was a man, his name was Magellan.   A portuguese skipper   The girls found him cute   He sailed with five ships,to find the East Indies,   Then come back to Spain, with a bounty of loot.   Whoopie ti-yi-yo   Oh happy Magellan!   Starting your journey with hardly a care.   Whoopie ti-yi-yo   Strong, brave Magellan!   You’ll find the East Indies , you just don’t know where.      They crossed the Atlantic and spotted a country.   Magellan said,   “It’s the East Indies at last!”   But then someone shouted,   “Hey, that’s Argentina!”   Magellan got cranky and chopped down the mast.      Whoopie ti-yi-yo   Settle down, Magellan.   Put down that axe.   There’s no time to despair.   Whoopie ti-yi-yo   Keep trying, Magellan.   You’ll find the East Indies, you just don’t know where.      A great storm arose   In the mighty Pacific   The five little ships   Were diminished to three   At last land was sighted   Magellan was happy   But then someone shouted,   “Hey, that’s Chile!”      Whoopie ti-yi-yo   Cheer up, Magellan   Check out your map and don’t tear out your hair   Whoopie ti-yi-yo   Keep trying, Magellan   You’ll find the East Indies, you just don’t know where.      It took them five months, but they crossed the Pacific   They spotted a land, that was dotted with palms   Magellan proclaimed,   “Yes! That’s the East Indies!”   But then someone shouted,   “Hey, I think that’s Guam!”      Ay-yi-yi-yi   Oops, Magellan   Your fun little journey’s   Become a nightmare   Whoopie ti-yi-yo   Keep trying, Magellan   You’ll find the East Indies, you just don’t know where      They sailed due west   To the Philippine Islands   Magellan was pleased   As the natives drew near   But then someone shouted,   “I think they’re attacking!”   Magellan said, “What?”   And got hit by a spear      Whoopie ti-yi-yo   Farewell, Magellan   You almost made it   It’s really not fair   Whoopie ti-yi-yo   Oh, ghost of Magellan   The East Indies islands were right over there!