Came dancing across the water 
His galleons and guns 
Looking for the new world 
Palace in the sun 
On the shore lay Montezuma 
His coca leaves and pearls 
In his halls he often wondered 
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 
They built up with their bare hands 
What we still can't build today 
And I know she's living there 
She loves me to this day 
And I can't still remember when 
Or how I lost my way 
Cortez, Cortez 
He came dancing across the water
Cortez, Cortez 
What a killer
Dancing across the water
Came dancing across the water
Cortez, Cortez
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Cortez, Cortez
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He came dancing across the water