Lola

Written by: Ray Davies

Published by: Hill & Range Songs, Inc. - BMI

Chord file

Lyrics:

I met her in a club down in old Soho
Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like cherry-cola [LP version: Coca-Cola]
See-oh-el-aye cola
She walked up to me and she asked me to dance
I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said Lola
El-oh-el-aye Lola la-la-la-la Lola

Well I'm not the world's most physical guy
But when she squeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine
Oh my Lola la-la-la-la Lola
Well I'm not dumb but I can't understand
Why she walked like a woman and talked like a man
Oh my Lola la-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola

Well we drank champagne and danced all night
Under electric candlelight
She picked me up and sat me on her knee
And said dear boy won't you come home with me
Well I'm not the world's most passionate guy
But when I looked in her eyes well I almost fell for my Lola
La-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola
Lola la-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola
I pushed her away
I walked to the door
I fell to the floor
I got down on my knees
Then I looked at her and she at me

Well that's the way that I want it to stay
And I always want it to be that way for my Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
Girls will be boys and boys will be girls
It's a mixed up muddled up shook up world except for Lola
La-la-la-la Lola

Well I left home just a week before
And I'd never ever kissed a woman before
But Lola smiled and took me by the hand
And said dear boy I'm gonna make you a man

Well I'm not the world's most masculine man
But I know what I am and I'm glad I'm a man
And so is Lola
La-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola
Lola la-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola

This song can be found on the following releases:

stereo mix, alternate version (5:16), recorded 2 May 1970 at Morgan Studios (1), Willesden, London

stereo "Coca Cola" mix (3:58), recorded 9, 10 May 1970 at Morgan Studios (1), Willesden, London

mono "cherry cola" mix (4:05), recorded 9, 10 May 1970 at Morgan Studios (1), Willesden, London

mono mix, BBC alteration of commercial release (3:52), recorded 18 May, 1970 at The Aeolian Hall, Studio 2, London

instrumental, stereo mix (4:42), recorded 2 Oct 1970, mixed Nov 16-18, 1970 and Jan 1971 at Morgan Studios (1), Willesden, London

live, stereo mix (only tail end of song) (1:40), recorded 3 Mar, 1972 at Carnegie Hall, New York

live, stereo mix (4:52), recorded 14 Jul, 1974 at Hippodrome Theatre, Golders Green, London

live, stereo mix (4:35), recorded 24 Dec, 1977 at Rainbow Theatre, London

live, stereo mix (4:48), recorded 23 Sep, 1979 at Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island

live, stereo mix, shorter edit (3:56), recorded 23 Sep, 1979 at Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island

live, stereo mix, shorter edit (4:06), recorded 23 Sep, 1979 at Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island

live, stereo mix, shorter edit (4:19), recorded 23 Sep, 1979 at Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island

stereo mix, by Cud, recorded 1989

stereo mix, by Andy Taylor, recorded 1990

live, stereo mix, recorded 25 Mar, 1994 at Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

stereo mix, by Kalla Wefel, recorded 1997

stereo mix, Karaoke instrumental by unknown musicians, recorded around 1999

stereo mix, by Dojima Kohei x Go-Go King Recorders, recorded 2002

stereo mix, by Veldig Respektable Menn, recorded 2004

stereo mix, by G. Timischl and U. Schiffkowitz, recorded 2004

stereo mix, by The Kast Off Kinks (3:51), recorded 18-19 Feb 2013 at Roundel Studios, Horton Kirby, Kent

stereo mix, by the Sunny Afternoon original London cast (2:25), recorded Aug-Sep 2014 at Konk Studios, North London

stereo mix, by the Sunny Afternoon original London cast, recorded Aug-Sep 2014 at Konk Studios, North London

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