[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 the tree
In their clothes of many colors
For the angry gods to see

[Verse 4]
The women all were beautiful
The men stood straight and strong
He offered life in sacrifice
So others could go on

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 5]
Hate was just a legend
War was never known
The people worked together
And they lifted many stones

[Verse 6]
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

[Verse 7]
And I know she's living there
She loves me to this day
I still can't remember how
Or where I lost my way

[Guitar Solo]

[Outro]
He came dancin’ across the water
Cortez, Cortez
What a killer
Dancin' across the water
Cortez, Cortez
What a killer
Killer
[Guitar Solo]
Dancin' across the water
Cortez, Cortez
What a killer