The Conquering Heroes

Lyrics

We are conquering heroes We are famous explorers We are mighty conquistadors Lusting for gold and war Every stream is a river Every tree is a forest Every rock is a mountain range New and strange Hereby claimed by the Swallows When [?] Cortés was staring out Over the Pacific Wonder what he thought about? He thought about without a doubt Whether there'd be perch of trout Cortés loved his fishing We are conquering heroes We are famous explorers We are mighty conquistadors Lusting for gold and war Every stream is a river Every tree is a forest Every rock is a mountain range New and strange Hereby claimed by the Swallows (Swallows, Swallows) I am Marco Polo Let me tell you where we are We are on the Silk Road From China to Milan I'm Christopher Columbus And I've just found America Christopher, well done But weren't you looking for Japan? Doctor Livingstone, I presume? No, no, I'm Phileas Fogg Can you see my air balloon? Of course I can So who are you? I'm Captain Scott, how do you do? Can't you see my dog? No...? Ah, that's 'cause I had to eat it We are conquering heroes We are famous explorers We are mighty conquistadors Lusting for gold and war Every stream is a river Every tree is a forest Every rock is a mountain range New and strange Hereby claimed by the Swallows (Swallows, Swallows)