Copacabana lyrics

Her name was Lola,
she was a showgirl

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

She would meringue
and do the cha-cha
and while she tried
to be a star

Tony always tended bar
across the crowded floor

They worked from
eight 'til four

They were young,
and they had each other
who could ask for more

At the Copa, Copacabana

The hottest spot
North of Havana

At the Copa, Copacabana

Music and passion were
always the 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'd finished,
he called her over

But Rico went
a bit too far,
Tony sailed across the bar

And then the
punches flew,
and chairs were
smashed in two

There was blood and
a single gunshot,
but just who shot who

At the Copa, Copacabana

The hottest spot
North of Havana

At the Copa, Copacabana

Music and passion
were always the fashion
at the Copa

She lost her love

Her name was Lola
she was a show girl

But that was
forty years ago
when they used to
have a show

Now it's a disco,
but not for Lola

Still in the 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

At the Copa, Copacabana

The hottest spot
North of Havana

At the Copa, Copacabana

Music and passion
were always the fashion
at the Copa

Don't fall in love
Don't fall in love