Triangular Trade — Sample Song

(To the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb)

The colonies had lots of goods

Lots of goods

Lots of goods

The colonies had lots of goods

That they needed to trade.

They sent rum to Africa

Africa

Africa

They sent rum to Africa

As their part of the trade.

From Africa went slaves and gold

Slaves and gold

Slaves and gold

From Africa went slaves and gold

To the West Indies.

The islands had molasses and sugar

Molasses and sugar

Molasses and sugar

The islands had molasses and sugar

To America it went.

America needed lots of slaves

Lots of slaves

Lots of slaves

America needed lots of slaves

To work in its fields.

They got their slaves from the islands

From the islands

From the islands

They got their slaves from the islands

As part of the trade.

They sent back goods to the West Indies

The West Indies

The West Indies

They send back goods to the West Indies

Like fish, grain, beef and horses.

America turned the sugar to rum

Sugar to rum

Sugar to rum

America turned the sugar to rum

To send to Africa.

This is the story of Triangular Trade

Triangular Trade

Triangular Trade

This is the story of Triangular Trade

That is part of our history.