[Intro: Guitar solo] [Verse 1] He came dancing across the water With his galleons and guns Looking for the new world And that palace in the sun [Verse 2] On the shore lay Montezuma With his coca leaves and pearls In his halls, he often wandered With the secrets of the world [Verse 3] And his subjects gathered 'round him Like the leaves around a tree In their clothes of many colors For the angry gods to see [Verse 4] And the women all were beautiful And the men stood straight and strong They offered life in sacrifice So that others could go on [Guitar Solo] [Verse 5] Hate was just a legend And war was never known People worked together And they lifted many stones [Verse 6] And they carried them to the flatlands But they died along the way And they built up with their bare hands What we still can't do today [Verse 7] 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 [Guitar Solo] [Outro] He came dancing across the water Cortez, Cortez What a killer