Elton John Sixteenth Century Man Lyrics

Sixteenth Century Man Lyrics

Oh it`s great to see our homeland 
Breathe the Iberian atmosphere 
Just because we are Hispanic 
Doesn`t mean we`re oceanic 
Quite frankly we`ve had water up to here 
 
We`ve nade waves to last a lifetime 
We`ve been saturated, almost drowned 
We are Spanish not Caribbean 
We are human, not amphibian 
We`ll seek our fortunes on Spain`s solid ground 
 
There`s no future in the new world 
Only fools believe the tales 
Of the gold of El Dorado 
Only suckers set their sails 
We have seen the way the tide is turning 
We see what no sailor can 
We are in the ball, discerning 
We`re anit-diluvian 
Sixteenth century man 
Two very fine examples of 
Sixteenth, sixteenth century man 
 
There are women who are lining 
Every avenue in every port 
Now at last we`ll get to grips with 
Things they never equip ships with 
We have sailed into our last resort 
 
There`s no goldmine in the new world 
It`s a trick to get recruits 
On the boat to El Dorado 
We`re returning to our roots 
We`re going back to land locked ladies 
Cortez never let them board 
All in all the point we`ve made is 
We don`t want to go abroad 
two very fine examples of 
Sixteenth century man 
Two terra firma samples of 
Sixteenth, sixteenth century man