Cortez the Killer - Live

by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

From the album: Weld

Track 9 of 16 on Weld (1991).

Duration: 9:46

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Lyrics for Cortez the Killer - Live

He came dancin' 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 wandered With the secrets of the worlds 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 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 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 how Or where I lost my way He came dancin' across the water Cortez, Cortez, what a killer Yeah, dancin' across the water Cortez, Cortez, what a killer, killer Yeah, dancin' across the water Cortez, Cortez, what a killer

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