Uploaded February 2013 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago

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Nathan and I did this for a history project..
We were supposed to just make a music video parody of a song, but we also made the instrumental ourselves, so that everything in this video is completely created by us.
I created most of the background track (nathan played & recorded guitar on it), and I mixed the song, filmed the video, and brought some of the stupid hats we wore over to his house. He helped write the lyrics and he of course does most of the vocals in this song as well.

Lyrics:
Yo, I'll tell you what I want,
what I really really want,
So tell me what you want,
what you really really want,
I'll tell you what I want,
what I really really want,
So tell me what you want,
what you really really want,
I wanna (maps), I wanna (maps), I wanna (maps),
I wanna (maps), I wanna really
really really wanna draw some maps

If you want some spices
sail to china fast
If you wanna trade with me better
get your mast
These sails are lateen, they have three sides
Get your act
together we could sail just fine

I'll tell you what I want,
what I really really want,
So tell me what you want,
what you really really want,
I wanna (maps), I wanna (maps), I wanna (maps),
I wanna (maps), I wanna really
really really wanna draw some maps

It's the age of exploration
ships from the Netherlands
exchanging them diseases
the trading never ends,
It's the age of exploration
you have got to give,
Taking is too easy,
but that's the way trade is.

The portuguese smell bad
Get them all out of china
Say we can provide for ourselves
we have our silk
Just don't be stinky, we'll give you a try
If you really smell bad then I'll say goodbye.

Yo I'll tell you what I want,
what I really really want,
So tell me what you want,
what you really really want,
I wanna (maps), I wanna (maps), I wanna (maps),
I wanna (maps), I wanna really
really really wanna draw some maps

It's the age of exploration
ships from the Netherlands
exchanging them diseases
the trading never ends,
It's the age of exploration
you have got to give,
Taking is too easy,
but that's the way trade is.

So we are sailing from sea to sea
We wanna make money
you gotta trade carefully,
We got the portuguese
who sail the world with ease
we got the japanese who wants europe to leave
Chinese tea doesn't come for free,
it is real tasty
explore the sea..ah the sea,
Get your compass out and explore all around
Get your compass out and explore all around

It's the age of exploration
ships from the Netherlands
exchanging them diseases
the trading never ends,
It's the age of exploration
you have got to give,
Taking is too easy,
but that's the way trade is.


It's the age of exploration
you gotta, you gotta, you gotta,
you gotta, you gotta,
sail, sail, sail, sail
Get your compass out and explore all around
Get your compass out and explore all around
Get your compass out and explore all around
Get your compass out, draw some maps

It's the age of exploration