Wilmot - The Sabres of Paradise

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 a crowded floor, they worked from 8 till 4 They were young and they had each other Who could ask for more? At the Copa (CO!), Copacabana (Copacabana) The hottest spot north of Havana (here) At the Copa (CO!), 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 dancin' 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 gun shot But just who shot who? At the Copa (CO!), Copacabana (Copacabana) The hottest spot north of Havana (here) At the Copa (CO!), Copacabana Music and passion were always the fashion At the Copa... she lost her love (Copa. . Copacabana) (Copa Copacabana) (Music and passion... always the fash--shun) At the Copa (CO!), Copacabana (Copacabana) The hottest spot north of Havana (here) At the Copa (CO!), Copacabana Music and passion were always the fashion At the Copa... don't fall in love.

Sadly his life took a tumble Still we should now drink a toast Toad, our incredibly humble Convivial host! Though he might think I'm a squatter I'm master of all our space So now let us feast on that otter Then party the whole night away! Some say stranger things have happened Seems we've landed on a feat Now we're living in a whole And if that to top it all, we've fattened up am otter to eat Not so fast! Don't worry pet your safe now! Or you soon will be You have no escape, the place is surrounded Surrounded by what? Carol-singing field mice? Rats Hundreds of rats Followed by death For glory Toads filling the roads Leading towards Toad Hall Moles armies of moles, and it's the same old story Then dozens of badgers the stongest of them all That washer woman toad it's true Hundreds of rats! Armies of moles! There's only one thing we can do Run to the hills! Run to our holes! We're under attack! We're taking over the hall Taking over the hall The Wild Wooders are in retreat They didn't scare us at all Didn't scare us at all They won't be having this poor to eat! The tables turn And we're gonna have a ball We're taking over the hall Step away from that sir! We're taking over the hall Step away I say Stay where you are you vile amphibian Look at ya' I thought my skin was bad Go on toad Wallop and wack 'em Thwat 'em and thwack 'em Crunch 'em and crack 'em, and then Club 'em and clout 'em until they give up Then punch 'em and pound 'em again Hush! Hush! I could not care less The element of surprise will be the key to our success The key! The key! The key! The key! The element of surprise will be the key to our success (The key to our success) (The key to our success) The element of surprise will be the key to our success! Mummy! Hush! My home My home! My mum! A place to come back to The calling is strong My instinct assures me It's where I belong The trinkets and trappings Mean nothing at all There's one place I yearn for A place called Toad Hall

The hills are alive with the sound of music With songs they have sung for a thousand years The hills fill my heart with the sound of music My heart wants to sing every song it hears My heart wants to beat like the wings of the birds That rise from the lake to the trees My heart wants to sigh like a chime That flies from a church on a breeze To laugh like a brook when it trips And falls over stones on its way To sing through the night Like a lark who is learning to pray I go to the hills when my heart is lonely I know I will hear what I heard before My heart will be blessed with the sound of music And I'll sing once more