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Amerigo Vespucci told a lie,But he confessed before he did die.He said he had beaten Columbus to the westWhen, in fact, he did not make that test.Vespucci did explore the coastof Brazil, Rio de la Plata and mostof South America.Modest he was NOT, nor dim,He suggested they name the new land after him.And they did!

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Amerigo Vespucci told a lie,<br />But he confessed before he did die.<br />He said he had beaten Columbus to the west<br />When, in fact, he did not make that test.<br />Vespucci did explore the coast<br />of Brazil, Rio de la Plata and most<br />of South America.<br />Modest he was NOT, nor dim,<br />He suggested they name the new land after him.<br />And they did!





 
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