Her name was lola
She was a showgirl
With yellow feathers in her hair
And her dress cut down her legs
She would merengue and do the cha cha
And while she tried to be a star
Tony always tended far across the crowded floor
They were from eight till four
They were young 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
Copacabana
His name was rico
He wore a diamond
He was escorting to his chair
He saw lola dancing there
And when she finished he called her over
But rico went a bit too far
Tony sailed across the bar
And then the punches grew
And chairs were smashed in two
There was blood and a single gun shot
But just who shot who
At the copa copacabana
The hottest spot north of havana
Here at the copa copacabana
Music and passion were always the fashion
At the copa
She lost her love copaca
Copacabana
Copa copacabana
Copacabana
Music and passion always in fashion
Her name is lola
She was a showgirl
But that was thirty 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
Copacabana
Copacabana
Copa copacabana
Copa copacabana