Chorus:
Joliet, Champlain, Cartier, and LaSalle
Are all explorers from the country France
Through the Northwest Passage they tried to go
But the Spanish Armada would not give them the chance
Then the British fought the Spanish Armada Fleet
And Spain went down in defeat
From 1497 to 1682
The French explorers sailed west on the ocean blue
Chorus:
Joliet, Champlain, Cartier, and La Salle
Are all explorers from the country France
Through the Northwest Passage they tried to go
But the Spanish Armada would not give them the chance
Joliet was the first to sail the Mississippi
LaSalle explored the Great Lakes
Cartier went down the Saint Lawrence River
Champlain founded Quebec which began the fur trade
Chorus:
Joliet, Champlain, Cartier, and La Salle
Are all explorers from the country France
Through the Northwest Passage they tried to go
But the Spanish Armada would not give them the chance
The French helped the Hurons fight the Iroquois
The French also claimed a lot of land
From 1497 to 1682
The French explorers sailed west on the ocean blue.
Chorus:
Joliet, Champlain, Cartier, and La Salle
Are all explorers from the country France
Through the Northwest Passage they tried to go
But the Spanish Armada would not give them the chance
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