Columbus sailed the ocean
blue
In fourteen hundred
ninety-two
And though the date is set
in stone
We cannot leave that date
alone
So Monday comes and we
decide
To take a day off for a
ride
Make the weekend nice and
long
‘Cause changing dates is
never wrong
Like holidays are nothing
strange
Now watch the date of
Christmas change
I like a day off here and
there
But as for Mondays, I don’t
care
Let the holidays still
keep
A day off so I get some
sleep
But thanks, Columbus, just
the same
Though USA not bear your
name
Thanks for bringing hate,
disease
All the way across the
seas
For killing natives left
and right
Who never even tried to
fight
For stealing all their
goods and gold
From their hands, so dead
and cold
And now we all appreciate
Having chances to sleep
late
Columbus may not be happy
But this is all his legacy
Enjoy your great Columbus
Day
And don’t sit on a packed
highway
Remember Chris, that handy
guy
Here’s your day off – Now you
know why
