Columbus sailed the ocean blue To see what he would fine With visions of another world They said he'd lost his mind But when he told them of the land he'd found A land so rich with gold To get the treasures on the other side They left the lad of old to (Chorus) Get rich now Get rich now Get rich now Get rich now Napoleon thought that he could be The ruler of it all The things he wanted were so very big But he was very small They spread the word throughout the land That he would soon be king But his greed and pride got in the way And he lost everything to (Chorus) Oh the president and the generals Are getting ready for a war The only thing that they don't know Is what they're fighting for They shine their suits of armor And they tell us to prepare While they take wealth and freedom And just leave us standing there Get rich now