| If you were Chris Columbus |
| Back in 1492 |
| America might be discovered |
| But not by you |
| You’d never sail across the sea |
| To change the world’s geography |
| You’d stay right there |
| Close to me in 1492 |
| If you were Paul Revere |
| Way back in 1776 |
| A love like ours might |
| Put the country in a fix |
| That horse of yours would still be tied |
| You’d never take that midnight ride |
| I’d be cuddling by your side in 1776 |
| If I was Mrs. Bell |
| We’d need no telephone at all |
| 'Cause I can’t hug you, baby |
| On a long distance call |
| If I were Mrs. Franklin |
| You’d throw away your kite |
| 'Cause my, oh, my How the sparks would fly |
| When I kissed you every night |
| If you should build a rocketship |
| To fly up through the blue |
| Someone else can be the pilot |
| No, not you |
| No matter what the age or time |
| I’d be yours and you’d be mine |
| In nineteen hundred and ninety nine |
| Or 1492 |
| If you should build a rocketship |
| To fly up through the blue |
| Well, someone else can be the pilot |
| No, not you |
| No matter what the age or time |
| I’d be yours and you’d be mine |
| In nineteen hundred and ninety nine |
| Or 1492 |