El Dorado

[Verse 1] Gaily bedight, A gallant knight, In sunshine and in shadow, Had journeyed long, Singing a song, In search of Eldorado. [Chorus] But he grew old— This knight so bold— And o’er his heart a shadow— Fell as he found No spot of ground That looked like Eldorado. [Verse 2] And, as his strength Failed him at length, He met a pilgrim shadow— ‘Shadow,’ said he, ‘Where can it be— This land of Eldorado?’ [Chorus] ‘Over the Mountains Of the Moon, Down the Valley of the Shadow, Ride, boldly ride,’ The shade replied— ‘If you seek for Eldorado!’ [Bridge] Through mist and through rain, He faced every pain, For the dream of Eldorado, In dungeons so deep, Where secrets did keep, The tale of Eldorado. [Verse 3] With sword in hand, Across the land, He chased the myth of Eldorado, Through cities so grand, Across desert sand, Still seeking Eldorado. [Chorus] But he grew weary— This knight so teary— Still haunted by the shadow, For he never found That hallowed ground That was true Eldorado. [Outro] In legends he lives, Through tales he gives, The quest for Eldorado, For the knight in his plight, Through day and through night, Forever seeks Eldorado.