Once upon a time, I got this idea   That the world was round like me   So I asked the Queen for three fine ships   To sail across the sea   So I asked the Queen for three fine ships   To sail across the sea      Traveling with hoodlums as my crewman   Made me quite a little scared   Luckily I found that in the new world   Somebody was already there   Luckily I found that in the new world   Somebody was already there      I wasn't very sure just what to call them   Watch the funny clothes they wear   So I told them, they were Indians   'Cause I knew they were already there   So I told them, they were Indians   'Cause I knew they were already there