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Christopher Columbus was a sailor and a scholarHe stumbled on the new world after he ran out of waterHe said: "Be brave my noble men! You have nothing to fear!I said we'd reach the IndiesAnd by God's good grace we're here!"Little did he know he had arrived in what would be America!Columbus met the natives and they traded subtle greetingsHe brought them Christianity and fancy new diseasesHe aptly placed his tattered flag into the native soil.He called the natives "Indians" and left them there to toil!Little did they know he wasn't right - 'cause he was in America!Back among the nobles he was telling them the story Feasting on a pheasant and a basket full of glory A nobleman was angry and he sought to switch the focusHe said: "This fluke is cause to call your expedition bogus!For any fool could sail across the sea...and stumble on America!"Asking for an egg he laid a wager on the tableTo make the egg stand upward self assured no one was ableAnd try he may and try he might the noble couldn't do itColumbus took the egg and with a wink he tried to prove it.He took the egg and cracked the bottom inSongtexteAnd left it there to stand on end!Columbus started laughing and the noble almost fainted'Cause anything is obvious when someone else explains it.Columbus was a legend in the landBut he was just a normal man.New ideasAren't always greeted with an open earBut then as soon as it's an old ideaEverybody loves the pioneer And as the world keeps turning 'round it getsHarder to explainFor every simple questionThere's a pioneer made! Aus Songtexte Mania