Her name was Lola....

[mommaU4]

she was a showgirl....

 

[Mister Incredible]

His name was Rico
He wore a diamond
He was escorted to his chair, he saw lola dancing there

 

[ziggystardust]

With yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there

 

[kimwim8]

she would marange (sp?) and do the cha cha

 

[Planecrazy4dis]

She would marenge and do the cha cha!

 

[AllyandJack]

And while she tried to be a star....

 

[Philadisney]

they were young and they had each other - who could ask for more?!?

 

[Cindy's Mom]

and while she tried to be a star, Tony always tended bar

 

[mommaU4]

She would marenge and do the cha cha!

And whike she tried to be a star
Tony always tended bar...

 

[N.Bailey]

Across the crowded floor

 

[kimwim8]

They worked from 8 til 4

 

[CharlesTD]

At the copa copa cabana

 

[N.Bailey]

They were young and they had each other

 

[FergieTCat]

Who could ask for more?

AT THE COPA -- COPACABANA



(I'm seeing Mr. Copacabana himself next week in Las Vegas!!!)

 

[TwinMom7]

the hottest spot north of Havanna...

 

[RobynK]

Here at the Copa- Copa Ca Bana

Music and passion were always in fashion at the Copa

 

[DebbieB]

That was 30 years ago, when there used to be a show. Now it's a disco, but not for Lola...

(I attended a Barry Manilow concert about a year ago and noticed he changed the line from "30 years ago" to "many years ago". 30 years would now bring it up to the disco era!).

 

[Tracey1974]

the hottest spot north of Havanna...

So that's what he was saying! I never could get that line right!

 

[mommaU4]

That was 30 years ago, when there used to be a show. Now it's a disco, but not for Lola...

(I attended a Barry Manilow concert about a year ago and noticed he changed the line from "30 years ago" to "many years ago". 30 years would now bring it up to the disco era!).

still in the dress she used to wear
faded feathers in her hair......

( hee hee hee that's funny about the lyric change)

 

[mommaU4]

Okay for anyone who's slightly interested I thought I'd post all the lyrics so you can sing it and have it stuck in your head all night long.

Her name was lola, she was a showgirl
With yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there
She would merengue and do the cha-cha
And while she tried to be a star
Tony always tended bar
Across the crowded floor, they worked from 8 til 4
They were young and they had each other
Who could ask for more?

Chorus:

At the copa (co!) copacabana (copacabana)
The hottest spot north of havana (here)
At the copa (co!) copacabana
Music and passion were always in fashion
At the copa.... they fell in love

His name was rico
He wore a diamond
He was escorted to his chair, he saw lola dancing there
And when she finished,he called her over
But rico went a bit to far
Tony sailed across the bar
And then the punches flew and chairs were smashed in two
There was blood and a single gun shot
But just who shot who?

Repeat chorus

At the copa... she lost her love

Her name is lola, she was a showgirl,
But that was 30 years ago, when they used to have a show
Now it’s a disco, but not for lola,
Still in dress she used to wear,
Faded feathers in her hair
She sits there so refined,and drinks herself half-blind
She lost her youth and she lost her tony
Now she’s lost her mind

Repeat chorus

At the copa... don’t fall in love
Don’t fall in love


And the moral of the song is? Don't fall in love? Don't do the cha cha?