[Lyric] Cortez the Killer Live from Nippon Budokan 1976 (Neil Young & Crazy Horse)

[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
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
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
He came dancing across the water
Cortez, Cortez
What a killer
Dancing across the water
Dancing across the water