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Marco Polo...Marco Polo...Marco Polo...
Marco was born way back in 1254
You could say he lived a crazy life
Born in Venice, Italy
I don't think anyone dreamed he'd see...what he saw
He had to wait...until he was 15
To meet his father and his uncle for the first time
They had just returned from China and they said,
"We're going back, do you want to come along?"
He said, "Yeah."
Now everybody knows him as...
Marco Polo...Marco Polo...Marco Polo...
So they traveled along silk road across the desert of emptiness
And over the rooftop of the world
They rode their camels from one end of the Gobi desert to the other
And through the valley of the singing sands
When they arrived in China, they were greeted by the Khan
In his Palace of gold, silver and pearls
Marco became ambassador for the Khan
Traveling around his empire for the next 17 years.
Now everybody knows him as...
Marco Polo...Marco Polo...Marco Polo...
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Now everybody knows him as...
Marco Polo...Marco Polo...Marco Polo...
He returned to Venice only to be caught in
A war with Genoa and thrown in jail
He told his story for the rest of his life
But to most, it seemed too crazy to be true
When he was close to death, the people asked him
"Marco, what lies do you want to take back?"
Marco said, "Man, I didn't tell you half of what I saw.
You wouldn't believe me anyway."
Now everybody knows him as...
Marco Polo...Marco Polo...Marco Polo...Marco Polo...