He fought for whoever would take him Christian king or Islamic emir He became a mercenary the Spanish plain was cloaked in fear His men tore down from Burgos into the land of Al Andalus As Rodrigo claimed victories so did case his exile's noose El Cid's skills were unmatched he fought with cleverness and zeal And he always sent his spoils back to the king of Castile My Cid set his sights on Valencia a grand city on the eastern shores Here he would bring his family once taken from the Moors
So El Cid set to the task and laid siege to that coastal city For three hard years he drained it of food water and pity VAIRAVIMINE At last the old town fell and my Cid strode in with his knights He let the old Moors stay and even gave them civic rights Now that he had the prized city Muslim lords had little recourse TCC MOS Than to call upon harsh Berber tribes to stop this Christian force And he aimed to quash El Cid beneath his horse's hoof So came the Almoravids all led by Ibn Yusuf
Yusuf's brothers in Spain had grown soft in their idleness After he crushed El Cid Yusuf planned bloody redress With a blade at his side called Tizona and an army ten thousand strong Yusuf sailed toward Valencia to kill Spain's favorite son Rodrigo was at the shore waiting his heart pounded in his chest His men rallied behind him determined to give their best The stakes surpassed Valencia if Yusuf won it would affect them all His bloody reign of terror would end with Spain's downfall
Rodrigo brandished Colada its steel gleamed in the sun The Almoravids lunged from the sea and a crimson battle begun Both sides clashed in the surf and fought throughout the day Then Cid broke Yusuf in combat and his men scuttled away Rodrigo stood tall over Yusuf but let mercy still his heart He let the king go free but took Tizona for his part Cid's win crossed the land and fell to Alfonso's cars He was pleased by the victory It allayed his earlier fears
