Intro :
Her nam e was Lola, she was a s howgirl
With ye llow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there
She wou ld merengue and do the cha-cha
But while she t ried to be a star,
Tony alwa ys tended bar
Across the cr owded floor, he worked fro m 8 ti l 4
They were young and they had each other
Who could ask for more ?
At the Copa, Copacaban a (Copacabana)
The ho ttest sp ot north of Havana (here)
At t he Co pa, Copaca bana
Mus ic and p assion were always in fashion
At th e Copa t hey fell in love.
His nam e was Rico. He wore a diamond
He was escorted to his chair, he saw Lola dancing there
And whe n she finis hed, he call ed her over,
But Ric o went a bit to far,
Tony sa iled across the bar
And then the punch es flew and chairs were sma shed i n two
There was blood and a single gun shot
But just who shot who ?
At the Copa, Copacaban a (Copacabana)
The ho ttest sp ot north of Havana (here)
At t he Co pa, Copaca bana
Mus ic and p assion were always in fashion
At th e Copa s he lost her love.
Her nam e was Lola, she was a s howgirl,
But that was 30 years ago, when they u sed to have a show.
Now it' s a disco, but not for Lola,
Still in th e dress she used to wear,
Faded feath ers in her hair.
She sits ther e so refined, and drinks h erself half-blind.
She lost her youth and she l ost her Tony,
Now she's lost her mind !
At the Copa, Copacaban a (Copacabana)
The ho ttest sp ot north of Havana (here)
At t he Co pa, Copaca bana
Mus ic and p assion were always in fashion
At th e Copa d on't fall in love.
