Cortez The Killer

He came dancin' across the water

With galleons and his guns

Lookin' for the new world

A palace in the sun



On the shore lay Montezuma

With his cocoa leaves and his pearls

In his halls he often wondered

With the secrets of the worlds



And his subjects gathered 'round him

Like the leaves around a tree

In their coats of many colors

For the angry gods to see



And the women all were beautiful

The men were tall and strong

He offered life in sacrifice

So that others could go on



War was just a legend

Hate was quite unknown

And the people worked together

And they lifted many stones



And they carried them to the flatlands

And they died along the way

And raised up with their bare hands

What we still can't do today



And I know she's living there

She loves me to this day

I still don't know where

Or how I lost my way



He came dancin' across the water

Cortez, Cortez

What a killer

What a killer