There 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, O 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-ay-ay-ay, 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 grew 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, O Ghost of Magellan
the East Indies Islands were right over there