New Lyrics: "Indigenous Lament"
A song for Indigenous Peoples' Day
To the tune of “The Wellerman”. If I made any factual errors, please let me know.
In fourteen hundred and ninety two,
Columbus sailed the ocean blue,
To find a route to the world that's new
And bring back lots of gold.
Soon now, Columbus comes
To rob our people and steal our sons.
Grab your spears and beat the drums,
Make him turn tail and go.
Trade with Asia is what he sought,
But planned to cheat them for what he bought
Get out of Dodge before he's caught
And back to Spain he’d roll.
Soon now, Columbus comes
To rob our people and steal our sons.
Grab your spears and beat the drums,
Make him turn tail and go.
He landed on the Dominican shore,
And won a brief but nasty war,
Then traveled on to Haiti for
The spices that would flow.
Soon now, Columbus comes
To rob our people and steal our sons.
Grab your spears and beat the drums,
Make him turn tail and go.
He made four trips to foreign lands,
Enslaving the natives were his plans,
If they fought, he’d cut off their hands
His body count did grow.
Soon now, Columbus comes
To rob our people and steal our sons.
Grab your spears and beat the drums,
Make him turn tail and go.
Queen Isabella had no clue
Of the depths Columbus would sink to.
When she found out, her anger grew
No funding she’d bestow.
Soon now, Columbus comes
To rob our people and steal our sons.
Grab your spears and beat the drums,
Make him turn tail and go.
Through rape, disease, and genocide,
He claimed a place that was occupied,
No wonder that this land we stride
Was named for Amerigo.
Soon now, Columbus comes
To rob our people and steal our sons.
Grab your spears and beat the drums,
Make him turn tail and go.
Soon now, Columbus comes
To rob our people and steal our sons.
Grab your spears and beat the drums,
Make him turn tail and go.