We Came, We Conquered

When I was young and brave

I sailed with the crew of the Whiskey Jane

South and south and south

It got warm, then cold againTo the edge of the map and farther

We sailed through waters fierce and fair

To wonders that lay beyond us

To be the first ones thereWe came, we conquered

The wild frontier

We asked and answered

Every question there

Til there were no moreShe had a Pontiac like a pirate ship

Bent on risk and ill-gotten gain

South and south and south

To the coast, in a torrid rainWe sent men into orbit

Then got bored and brought them home

The west is won and settled

There are no more unknownsbridge:

'Twas the dead of night and winter

When the wind began to whisper

There were lights beneath the water

And a songSo much yet to prove

But nothing to explore