But the settlers did stay, for Ratcliffe, clutching the British flag in one hand, proclaimed. "I hereby claim this land and all its riches in the name of His Majesty, King James the First, and do so name this settlement Jamestown."
"Bravo! Bravo!" cheered Wiggins from inside his boss' cabin. "Beautifully spoken, sir!"
He, then, walked over to Percy's bathtub.
"Hurry now, Percy." he said, scrubing one of his little paws with a bath brush. "We must be all squeaky clean for the New World."
As Wiggins left, Percy helped himself to a bowl of cherries, which caught Meeko's attention from outside.
Just before Percy could eat another cherry, there was a splash.
As Percy looked around to find the cause of the splash, a funny-looking creature appeared in one of the rising bubbles, which was popped by...Meeko...sitting in his little bathtub.
Percy stared in shock, for he had never seen a raccoon before.
While he just stood there, Meeko swallowed the whole bowl of cherries, which made Percy growl furiously and chase him out of the Susan Constant.
But before he could catch him, Meeko hopped onto a rigging hook and swung towards a nearby branch, which he caught, while Percy tripped down the gangplank and into the muddy ground.
"Looks like Ratcliffe chose a good spot, eh, Captain?" Lucy asked John. "And not one single savage in sight."
"Just because we don't see them doesn't mean they're not out there, Lucy." replied John.
"Well, if you're so sure about it." said Lucy. "Why don't you go look for..."
As she spoke, Snoopy popped out of nowhere and licked Lucy's face, for if John was going to look for some savages, he and Woodstock were, too.
"Ugh! I've been kissed by a dog!" cried Lucy. "I have dog germs! Get hot water! Get some disinfectant! Get some iodine!"
"All right, come on, Snoopy. Let's go." said John as he picked up Snoopy and headed into the forest, not knowing that Pocahontas was still watching him.
"Now, gentlemen, to work." said Ratcliffe. "You tykes get the ship unloaded. You men build the fort. The rest of you…break out the shovels! It's time to start digging!"
"Digging?" repeated Ben, Lon, Peppermint Patty and Marcie.
"Why, of course!" answered Ratcliffe as he pulled out the map of the New World. "Let's not forget what the Spanish found when they came to the New World. Gold...mountains of it!
"Why, for years, they've been ravaging the New World of its most precious resources. But now…" he addded, pressing his sword on Virginia that was on the map. "It's our turn.
The gold of Cortez
The jewels of Pizarro
Will seem like mere trinkets
By this time tomorrow
The gold we find here
Will dwarf them by far
Oh, with all ya got in ya, boys
Dig up Virginia, boys
As he sang, Ratcliffe tossed shovels and pickaxes to the settlers and Peanuts Gang so they can...
Mine, boys, mine ev'ry mountain
And dig, boys, dig 'til ya drop
Grab a pick, boys
Quick, boys
Shove in a shovel
Uncover those lovely
Pebbles that sparkle and shine
It's gold and it's mine, mine, mine
Once Ratcliffe pulled the trigger on his flintlock, the settlers and Peanuts Gang started to...
English Settlers: Dig and dig and dig and diggety...
Peanuts Gang: Dig and dig and dig and diggety...
Wiggins: Hey, nonny, nonny
Hi, nonny, nonny
Lucy: Oh, how I love it!
Wiggins: Hey, nonny, nonny
Hi, nonny, nonny
Ratcliffe: Riches for cheap!
Wiggins: Hey, nonny, nonny
Hi, nonny, nonny
Ratcliffe, Lucy and Wiggins:
There'll be heaps of it...
"And I'll be on top of the heap!" sang Ratcliffe as he imagined his successful return to England.
Ratcliffe:
My rivals back home
It's not that I'm bitter
But think how they'll squirm
When they see how I glitter!
The ladies at court
Will be all a-twitter
The king will reward me
He'll knight me... no, lord me!
It's mine, mine, mine
For the taking
It's mine, boys
Mine me that gold!
With those nuggets dug...
It's glory they'll gimme
My dear friend, King Jimmy
Will probably build me a shrine
Ratcliffe, Lucy and Wiggins:
When all of the gold...
Ratcliffe:
...is mine!
Peanuts Gang: Dig and dig and dig and diggety...
English Settlers: Dig and dig and dig and diggety-dig!
When the crew kept on digging...and singing, John, Snoopy and Woodstock, ventured further into the forest, where they marvel at each stop they make, unaware that Pocahontas was following them.
Smith: All of my life, I have searched for a land
Like this one
A wilder, more challenging country
I couldn't design
Hundreds of dangers await
And I don't plan to miss one
In a land I can claim
A land I can tame
The greatest adventure is mine!
Ratcliffe: Keep on working, lads
Don't be shirking, lads
Mine, boys, mine
Mine me that gold
Beautiful gold
English Settlers & Peanuts Gang (overlapping with Ratcliffe): Mine
Find a mother lode
Then find another load!
Dig! Dig! and diggety
Dig! Dig! for that gold
All: Make this island
My land!
Ratcliffe: Make the mounds big, boys
I'd help you to dig, boys
But I've got this crick in me spine
Smith: This land we behold...
Ratcliffe: This beauty untold...
Smith: A man can be bold!
Ratcliffe: It all can be sold!
And the gold
Is...
Mine!
Mine!
Mine!
English Settlers & Peanuts Gang (overlapping with Ratcliffe): So go for the gold
We know which is here
All the riches here
From this minute
This land and what's in it is
Mine!
Dig and dig and diggety-dig!
Hey, nonny, nonny, nonny, it's mine!