SONG FOR COLUMBUS DAY by ANNETTE WYNNE

I TOOK my three little trusty boats
And I went out to sea,
The Pinta, the little Niña
And the good old Santa Marie.

I looked for the road to India,
As rich as rich could be,
And for that were spread the broad white sails
Of Pinta, Niña, and Santa Marie.

I sailed and sailed for many a day,
And the sailors all frowned at me
And the Pinta, the little Niña,
And the good old Santa Marie.

But when I cried, "Land, land ahead!"
They were gay as gay could be;
And they praised the Pinta and Niña
And the good old Santa Marie.

And what I found in the far, far West
Only God's sight could see,
So, all, give thanks for the Pinta,
The Niña, and Santa Marie.

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