now and again

my memory bank will transport me
back to the time
when everything was still fabulous
and nothing was dull
we had oodles of fun
buckets of laughter
not a moment we sighed
but all good things come to an end

too soon
it all ended too soon
but it was the best time in
so many years
i thank you and you and you
now its time to bid
adieu to you and you and you
here's a song for ya'll

taken where mermaids swim

song goes:

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 eight to 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 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

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

note to self
don't fall in ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥