"From the Indies etc." was recently (couple years ago) recorded by John Lithgow (yes, THE John Lithgow) on his children's album entitled "Singin' in the Bathtub." It's on the Sony label. Songwriters credited are E. Burnett and W. Faber who, I believe, were the Hoosier Hot Shots.

From the Indies to the Andes in his undies,
And he never took a shave except on Mondays.
He didn't eat a thing but chocolate sundaes.
'Twas a very very daring thing to do.

And he carried for a charm a kippered herring
To protect him when the tropic sun was glaring,
Whoever met him thought he needed airing.
'Twas a very very daring thing to do.

Otto Zilch, he's a hero of the ages.
Otto Zilch, he will surely enter history's pages.

From the Indies to the Andes, what a mission!
Stopping only now and then to do some fishin'.
And he went without a copyright permission.
'Twas a very very daring thing to do.

He took a parasol that was his mama's,
And crossed the mountains riding yellow llamas
Which he dressed in purple polka-dot pajamas.
'Twas a very very daring thing to do.

Otto Zilch, he's the greatest navigator.
Otto Zilch swam the rivers on an alligator.

And he carried for a spare a pair of panties.
But they didn't fit him well. They were his auntie's.
In his undies from the Indies to Andes,
'Twas a very very daring thing to do.

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HTML line breaks added. --JoeClone, 26-Oct-02.