Tune, Lightly Row
Wave the flags, wave the flags;
We are sailor boys at play;
Wave the flags, wave the flags,
On Columbus Day.
O'er the waters we will go,
Singing, singing, as we row;
Wave the flags to and fro,
On Columbus Day. (Children wave flags)
Cross the flags, cross the flags,
With their pretty colors gay;
Cross the flags, cross the flags,
On Columbus Day.
We would like to sail, 'tis true,
O'er the waters bright and blue,
So we cross the flags for you
On Columbus Day. (Children cross flags)
Laura Rountree Smith
Recitation for Very Little Boys
1st—Columbus was a sailor bold,
At least that's what I have been told.
2d—I would also like to sail the sea,
If not too far from mother's knee.
3d—He had three ships to sail the sea,
One ship would be enough for me.
4th—In the Nina I would go;
But what if stormy winds should blow?
5th—In the Pinta I'll set sail;
That ship has weathered many a gale.