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Gov't Mule
Gov't Mule


Background information
Genre(s) Hard Rock
Blues Rock
Folk-Rock
Years active 1994—present
Label(s) ATO Records
Associated acts The Allman Brothers Band
Website Website
Members
Warren Haynes
Matt Abts
Danny Louis
Jorgen Carlsson
Former members
Allen Woody
Andy Hess



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Gov't Mule Lyrics

"Cortez The Killer" lyrics


He came dancing across the water
With his galleons and guns
Looking for the new world
And 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.

And 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
And the men stood straight and strong
They offered life in sacrifice
So that others could go on.

Hate was just a legend
And war was never known
The people worked together
And they lifted many stones.

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.

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.

He came dancing across the water
Cortez, Cortez
What a killer.

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