Once a gallant knight On a journey so long Gaily bedight He was singing a song And the song that he sang Was about his long journey to Eldorado Cause his heart it is bound By the oath that he took long ago Over the hills Down by the sea Where is the land you long to be? Beyond the stars Behind the moon Down in the valley of the shades... ... lies Eldorado ♪ And the years gone by While the knight, he grew old Faded the dyes Where he once was so bold Almost lost all his strength But yet he was still searching for Eldorado Cause his heart is still bound By the oath that he took long ago Over the hills Down by the sea Where is the land you long to be? Beyond the stars Behind the moon Down in the valley of the shades... ... lies Eldorado ♪ Over the hills Down by the sea Where is the land you long to be? Beyond the stars Behind the moon Down in the valley of the shades... ... lies Eldorado