The Great Explorers

Columbus sailed over the ocean blue
And like a snail I shall trail over you
In search of spices and gold Vasco da Gamma
sailed around the Cape of Good Hope
Exploring, I venture to all your hidden treasures
You may feel out of control and unable to cope
Juan Ponce de Leon travelled far and wide
discovering Florida in search of The Fountain of Youth
From tip to toe, pit to pit, fingers, toes and tits
I've yet be steered wrong; seen and felt
nothing but your truth
Discovering Timbuktu and the heart of Africa
Was quite a feat for Mungo Park
but the locals didn't like him
ambushed and speared he died on the Niger
Your peaks and valleys, your bends and curves
You have me exploring fearlessly
Seems there's always something new
James Cook wow now there was a man
New Zealand and Australia and Hawaii too
The entire Pacific Ocean, not to mention
Speaking of Cook-ing as in Hot, as in you
From the way that you look and smell
To the way that you walk and talk too
I'll be your Dingo if you'll be my Cockatoo
A Missionary with a true mission of freedom
Rewarded with a true vision; Victoria Falls
and dysentery; Dr. Livingstone I presume
I have all the earthly treasures in you
And you are my stars, sun and moon
John Cabot and Jacques Cartier
we owe you so much for giving us
Newfoundland and Canada eh
I feel for all the aforementioned
They were brave all, each and everyone
All their struggles, trials and tribulations
Without these guys who knows where we'd all be
So thank you gentlemen one and all
But sometimes the biggest adventure
The greatest treasure of all
Is usually right in front of us
I know because I have you