Cortez The Killer

He came dancing across the water

With his galleons and guns

Looking for the new world

In that palace in the sun



On the shore lay Montezuma

With his cocoa leaves and pearls

In his halls, he often wandered

With the secrets of the worlds



And his subjects gathered round him

Like the leaves around a tree

In their clothes of many colors

For the angry gods to see



And the women all were beautiful

And the men stood straight and strong

They offered life in sacrifice

So that others could go on



Hate was just a legend

And war was never known

The people worked together

And they lifted many stones



They carried them to the flatlands

And they died along the way

But they built up with their bare hands

What we still can't build today



And I know she's living there

And she loves me to this day

I still can't remember when

Or how I lost my way



Cortez, Cortez

He came dancing across the water

Cortez, Cortez

What a killer