Elton John: The Road to El Dorado
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[Flamenco-Style Guitarlntro]
[Pop, Up-Tempo]
Ourglorious city
Wasbuiltby the divinities
Bygods whosawfit
Tobestow
Thegiftofaparadise
Peacefulandharmonious upon
Usmeremortalsbelow
Andmade ElDorado
Themagnificentandgolden
One thousandyears ago
ElDorado
ElDorado
ElDora-a-a-a-do
- Today, we sail...
- [ Nickers ]
to conquer the New World...
- for Spain, for glory, for gold!
- [Crowd Clamoring]
- [Crowd Cheering]
- [ManShouting] Viva Cortes!
[ Whinnying ]
[ Grunts ]
Altivo, eyes forward.
- Seven!
- All right!
- Yes!
- Partner! Hee-hee!
- Tons ofgold foryou
- Hey!
- Tons ofgold for me
- Hey!
- [ Both ] Tons ofgold forwe
- Hey!
- One more roll!
Uh, guys, you're broke!
- You got nothin' to bet with!
- Oh, yeah? I got this!
- [Man]A map! -
A map? - A map!
A map ofthe wonders
ofthe New World.
- Wow! Let's have a look.
- [ Scoffs ]
[ Indistinct Muttering ]
Uh, Tulio!
- Excuse us, for one moment, please.
- Tulio, look!
- El Dorado, the city ofgold.
- [Sighs]
This could be our destiny, our fate.
Miguel, ifI believed in fate,
I wouldn't be playing
with loaded dice.
- Hmmm. [ Chuckling ]
- Not with the face. No, no, no, no, no.
- No! No! No!
- [ Whimpering, Panting ]
I said one more roll!
My map againstyour cash.
- Hmm?
- [Dice Clattering]
- All right, peewee. You're on!
- Not with those!
This time we use my dice.
Ehh, got a problem with that?
[ Whimpers ] No.
[ Whispers ]
I'm going to kill you.
Come on, baby.
[ Giggles ]
- [ Scoffs ]
- [ Blows ]
Stop that!
Show me seven!
[ Gasps ]
[CrowdExclaims, Cheers]
- Seven!
- All right!
- Seven!
- [ Groans ]
Well, nice doing business with you.
- [ Grunting ] I knew it!
- [Crowd Gasping]
[ Gasps ]
Your dice are loaded!
What?
You gave me loaded dice?
[ Grunts ]
- He gave me loaded dice!
- [CrowdMurmurs]
- Guard, arrest him!
- You dare to impugn my honor?
He was the one who was cheating!
Arrest him! He tricked these sailors
and took their money!
- Oh, now, I'm the thief?
- Yes.
Take a look in the mirror, pal!
Oh, youbettergive them
thatmoneyback, orI'll--
- En garde!
- En garde, yourself.
I will giveyou the honor
But not with that. Ha!
I prefer to fight fairly. Aha!
- [ Growls ]
- Well, any last words?
I will cutyou to ribbons,
- fool!
- Such mediocrity.
Letyour sword do the talking.
- I will. It will be loquacious to a fault!
- Ha! Take that!
[ Both Grunting ]
- You... mincing, fencing, twit.
- Ah, you fight like my sister.
I foughtyour sister.
That's a compliment.
- Braggart!
- Heathen!
- [ Man ] Kill him!
- Not the face. Not the face.
[ All Gasping, Clamoring ]
Ladies and gentlemen,
we've decided it's a draw.
[Miguel]
Thankyouall forcoming.
- You'vebeengreat. Seeyousoon.
- Adios!
- Congratulations. You're very good.
- No. That was good.
- Very--
- [Snort]
- [ Gasping ]
- [ Mooing, Snorting ]
- We should have kept our
swords, I think. - Y-Yeah.
- [ Snorting ]
- [Tulio Whispering] Yeah, I'vegotaplan.
- What is it?
- Uh, well-- Uh, you...
- pet him, and... I'll...
- Yeah.
run!
- Uh, well, thanks a lot!
- [ Bull Bellowing ]
[ Both ] Whoa!
- There they are!
- [ Hooves Screeching ]
[Male Chorus]Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
- [WomanScreaming]
- Bye. Thankyou!
- [ All Gasping ]
- [ Bellowing ]
[Chorus] Ol
[ Groans ]
[ Both Grunting ]
- Uhh--
- Ohh--
- I'll bet we can make that.
- [MenShouting]
- Two pesetas says we can't.
You're on!
[ Both Yelling ]
- [Miguel] Youlose!
- [CoinsJingling]
- [Miguel]Ohhh!
- [Tulio] Whoa! What'shappeninghere?
We'reboth inbarrels.
That's the extentofmyknowledge.
[MuffledGrunts, Groans]
Okay, Miguel,
we gotta move fast.
- On three, wejump out and head for the dock.
- Good. Good. Excellent.
[Together]
One, two, three--
- [Both Grunting] Th-Three!
- [Creaking]
- [BothStraining] Three!Ohh!
- [Creaking Continues]
[Straining]
Three!
[Tulio]Uh, youready?
Ah, okay. Onemore. Let'sgo.
[Together]
One, two, three!
- [FlyBuzzing]
- [Wind Whistling]
- Excuse us.
- Okay. We're outta here.
- Who ordered the, uh, pickles?
- [SailorLaughing]
[ Grunting ]
Cortes!
- My crew was as carefully chosen as the disciples ofChrist.
- And I will not tolerate stowaways.
- [ Gulps ]
You will be flogged.
And when we put into Cuba to resupply,
God willing, you will
be flogged some more...
and then enslaved
on the sugar plantations...
for the rest ofyour miserable lives.
To the brig.
All right!
Cuba!
- [ Gasps ]
- [ Gasps ]
[Whistling]
- [ Chuckles ]
- [ Nickers ]
Hey, Altivo!
Ah-ta-ta, not foryou!
You're on halfrations.
Orders from Cortes.
- [ Gasps ]
- [Banging]
[Banging Continues]
So, uh, how's the--
How's the escape plan coming?
All right.
All right. Wait!
- I'm getting something.
- Yeah.
Okay!
Here's the plan.
- In the dead ofnight, you and
I grab some provisions, - Mm-hm.
hijack one ofthose longboats,
and then we row back to Spain
like there's no maana!
- Back to Spain, yeah?
- Yeah.
- In a rowboat.
- You got it!
Great. Sensational.
And that-that's your plan, is it?
- That's pretty much it.
- Well, I like it.
- So, how do we get on deck?
- Umm.
In the dead ofnight,
you and I grab some provisions,
- hijack one ofthose longboats--
- Uh, great.
Okay, what's your idea, smart guy?
Wh-Wh-What doyou mean? Don't ask
me that! You're the one with the plans.
- [Horse Whinnying]
- Wait, I-- I have an idea.
Uh, come on. Give me--
Give me a boost.
Hey, Altivo.
Altivo.
You want a nice apple?
Come and get it.
- [Hooves Clattering]
- You have to do a trick for me first.
Huh?
[ Sputtering ]
All you have to do
is find a pry bar.
A long piece ofiron
with a hooky thing at the end. Yeah?
- Miguel, you're talking to a horse!
- [Hooves Clattering]
That's it, Altivo,
find the pry bar.
- Yes, findtheprybar.
- [Whinnying]
- He can't understand "pry bar."
- [Clattering Continues]
He's a dumb horse.
There's no way--
[Whinnying]
Well, it's not a pry bar.
- [WindHowling]
- [Ship Creaking]
- [ Gasps ]
- [ Nickers ]
Oh, Altivo.
Oh, thankyou, old boy.
Listen, ifwe can
ever return the favor--
For Pete's sake, Miguel,
he's a ruthless warhorse, not a poodle.
Come on,
before he licks you to death.
- Adios.
- [ Whinnies ]
Shh, shh. Shh.
Quiet, please.
- What's the matterwith him?
- Oh, he wants his apple.
- Well, giveit tohim beforehe wakes the wholeship!
- [ Bellowing ]
- Fetch!
- [ Whinnying ] Huh?
[ Snoring ]
[ Gasps ]
Hmm?
[Hoofbeats Clatter, StopAbruptly]
- Huh? - Huh?
- [Whinnying]
[ Whinnying ]
- Altivo!
- Huh? Miguel!
[ Yelling ]
- Altivo, I'm coming!
- Miguel!
Just hang on!
I'm right here, old boy!
- Help is coming!
[ Gasps ]
Ho-o-lyship!
[ Miguel, Tulio ] Whoa!
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