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He came dancing across the water |
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With galleons and his guns |
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Looking for the new world |
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A palace in the sun |
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On the shore lay Montezuma |
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With his cocoa leaves and his pearls |
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In his halls he often wondered |
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With the secrets of the worlds |
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And his subjects gathered 'round him |
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Like the leaves around a tree |
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In their coats of many colors |
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For the angry gods to see |
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And the women all were beautiful |
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The men were tall and strong |
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He offered life in sacrifice |
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So that others could go on |
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War was just a legend |
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Hate was quite unknown |
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And the people worked together |
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And they lifted many stones |
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And they carried them to the flatlands |
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And they died along the way |
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But they raised up with their bare hands |
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What we still can't do today |
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And I know she's living there |
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She loves me to this day |
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I still don't know where |
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Or how I lost my way |
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He came dancing across the water |
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Cortez, Cortez |
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What a killer |
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What a killer |