Lyrics

Gaily bedight, A gallant knight,
In sunshine and in shadow,
Had journeyed long, Singing a song,
In search of Eldorado.

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.
And, as his strength, Failed him at length,
He met a pilgrim shadow;
"Shadow," said he, "Where can it be,
This land of Eldorado?"
"Over the mountains, Of the moon,
Down the valley of the shadow,
Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied,--
"If you seek for Eldorado!