Gaily bedight
A gallant knight
We journeyed long
Singing our songs

And we won't grow old—
Us knight so bold—
Fell as we found
No spot of ground
Eldorado

And, as our strength
Failed us at length
'Shadow', said he
'Where can it be'

'Ride boldly ride'
The shade replied,—
'Down the alley of the Shadow
If you seek Eldorado!'