Over the oceans (backing track)

Over the oceans

Over the oceansAnd over the seasSail north or southOr go west, or go eastTime and tide travellingBlown by the breeze…Over the centuries!

1 Christopher Columbus set off with his crewWay back in 1492What a surprise -a New World came in view…Over the centuries!

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2 Maps, for Magellan, they helped him exploreSailing-ships voyaging, shore to shoreCircling the world and then sailing some more…Over the centuries!

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3 England and Scotland and Ireland and WalesHundreds of islands with seafaring talesTravel through history, wind in our sails…Over the centuries!

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