The Great Nations of Europe - Randy Newman

The Great Nations of Europe had gathered on the shore

They’d conquered what was behind them

And now they wanted more

So they looked to the mighty ocean

And took to the Western sea

The great nations of Europe in the 16th century

Hide your wives and daughters, hide the groceries too

The great nations of Europe comin through

The Grand Canary Islands first land to which they came

They slaughtered all the canaries there

Which gave the land its name

There were natives there called Guanches

Guanches by the score

But bullets, disease, the Portuguese…

They weren’t there any more

Now they’re gone, they’re gone, they’re really gone

You never seen anyone so gone

There’s pictures in a museum, some lines written in a book

But you won’t find a live one, no matter where you look

Hide your wives and daughters, hide the groceries too

The great nations of Europe comin through