Cortez the Killer (Live)

He came dancing across the water

With his galleons and guns

Looking for the new world

In the palace in the sun

On the shore lay Montezuma

With his coca leaves and pearls

In his halls, he often wandered

With the secrets of the world

And his subjects gathered 'round him

Like the leaves around a tree

In their clothes of many colors

For the angry gods to see

The women all were beautiful

The men stood straight and strong

They offered life in sacrifice

So others could go on

Hate was just a legend

War was never known

People worked together

They lifted many stones

They carried them to the flatlands

They died along the way

But they built up with their bare hands

What we still can't do today

And I know she's living there

Loves me to this day

I still can't remember how

Or when I lost my way

He come dancing across the water, man

Cortez, Cortez

What a killer

He come dancing across the water, man

Cortez, Cortez

Plenty bad, man

Dancing across the water, man

Dancing across the water, man

Dancing across the water, man

Cortez, Cortez

What a killer