《The Great Nations of Europe》歌词

[00:00:00] The Great Nations of Europe - Randy Newman

[00:00:00] Written by：Randy Newman

[00:00:04] The great nations of

[00:00:06] Europe had gathered on the shore

[00:00:09] They'd conquered what was behind them

[00:00:11] And now they wanted more

[00:00:13] So they looked to the mighty ocean and

[00:00:16] Took to the western sea

[00:00:18] The great nations of Europe in the 16th century

[00:00:22] Hide your wives and daughters

[00:00:25] Hide the groceries too

[00:00:27] The great nations of Europe comin' through

[00:00:35] The grand canary islands first land

[00:00:38] To which they came

[00:00:40] They slaughtered all the canaries there

[00:00:42] Which gave the land its name

[00:00:44] There were natives there called Guanches

[00:00:47] Guanches by the score

[00:00:49] But bullets disease the Portuguese

[00:00:51] They weren't there any more

[00:00:53] Now they're gone they're gone

[00:00:56] They're really gone

[00:00:58] You never seen anyone so gone

[00:01:02] There's pictures in a museum

[00:01:05] Some lines written in a book

[00:01:07] But you won't find a live one

[00:01:09] No matter where you look

[00:01:12] Hide your wives and daughters

[00:01:14] Hide the groceries too

[00:01:16] The great nations of Europe comin' through

[00:01:23] Columbus sailed for India found

[00:01:26] El Salvador instead

[00:01:29] He shook hands with some Indians

[00:01:31] And soon they all were dead

[00:01:33] They got TB and typhoid and athlete's foot

[00:01:36] Diphtheria and the flu

[00:01:38] 'Scuse me great nations comin' through

[00:01:47] Balboa found the pacific and on the trail one day

[00:01:52] He met some friendly Indians

[00:01:55] Whom he was told were gay

[00:01:58] So

[00:01:59] He had them torn apart by dogs

[00:02:01] On religious grounds they say

[00:02:04] The great nations of Europe were quite holy in their way

[00:02:08] Now they're gone they're gone

[00:02:11] They're really gone

[00:02:13] You never seen anyone so gone

[00:02:18] Some bones hidden in a canyon

[00:02:20] Some paintings in a cave

[00:02:22] They're no use tryin' to save them

[00:02:25] There's nothin' left to save

[00:02:27] Hide your wives and daughters

[00:02:30] Hide your sons as well

[00:02:32] With the great nations of Europe you never can tell

[00:02:38] Where you and I are standing at the doll of a century

[00:02:43] Europes have sprung up everywhere as anyone

[00:02:46] I can see

[00:02:47] But there on the horizon is the possibility

[00:02:52] That some bug from out of Africa might come for you and me

[00:02:56] Destroying everything in it's path from sea to shining sea

[00:03:01] Like the great nations of Europe in the 16th century