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Cortez The Killer Lyrics by Neil Young

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Cortez The Killer Lyrics

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 coca leaves and 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 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 do 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.



       He came dancing across the water

       Cortez, Cortez

       What a killer.

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