Tequila
Big Kahuna and the Copa Cat Pack Lyrics


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I was at the bar with my drinkin team,
It was me Jack Daniels and my homey Jim Bean.
We were kinda blitzed and we were trying to behave Y'all
when in walked a soldier he was from the fuzzy naval.
We were fallin, stumblin, crawlin
her come da police, Captain Tom Collins,
and the rapper said freeze
he said "hands in the air and hand over your keys"
now we did, and that was kinda simple,
now here came Marguarita and her friend Shirley Temple.
I asked my friend 'bout Marguarita,
he said Shirley was a virgin an I wouldn't wanna meet her.
So I talked to Marguarita, cause yoh, she was flyer.
I took her to the coast cause I wanted to Screw Driver.
Now Im not one for a speech,
but there was plenty of Tequila and Sex On The Beach, Y'all.

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Here we go again and Im not fussin,
see I'm a French Mexican but I can get with White Russians,
at the bar with a drink in my hand.
In walked Jose Cuervo what was marguaritas man.
I talked to the wise man cause, yoh he's distinguished.
His name was St. Ives and he spoke in old english.
He said "you'd better think fast,
cause Jose is kinda crazy and I heard he Shot Glass".
He gave me some advice and it went like this:
"catch the night train and head up to 'cisco"
I didn't wanna stick around,
I caught the 1:51 to New York, the Grey Hound.
Now I'm at the Red Zone, everybody's stylin'.
Was sippin Ice Teas on Long Island.
I blacked out and the party came to a halt,
cause I was drinking the Tequila with the lemon assault Y'all

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I woke up in the morning and felt like a Zombie,
the Tequila Gold Label had bombed me.
You see I woke up late and wasn't feelin' so great,
And Mike said there's a Bicardi party startin' at eight.
Yo we walked in the party and started playin our games,
we played tops, fuzzy quarters, with Bartles & James.
Here came Shirley Temple and they told me to chill,
because the Mickey Brothers took her up to strawberry hill.
They took her $1000 mink and she could barely think,
cause the Tequila that she drank had her tickled pink.
Now the music came on and I rocked the instrumental.
There's a groupie named Mai Tai, a fly oriental.
A groupie is a girl that jocks,
She wore the def Black Velvet and drank Scotch on the Rocks.
We had a fake marriage, now here's to honeymoon,
Ya zone vagabond and the Blue Lagoon.
Now everybody take a word from the wise,
A girly and a bottle, Tequila Sunrise.

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Overall Meaning

The song "Tequila" by Big Kahuna and the Copa Cat Pack depicts a night out with friends, drinking various types of alcohol and getting into mischief. The lyrics detail encounters with law enforcement, meeting new people, and waking up with a hangover. The chorus of the song simply repeats the word "Tequila" several times, highlighting the drink's role in the events of the night.


However, beneath the surface of the fun and games, the lyrics also touch on themes of alcoholism, gambling, and objectification of women. The mention of a "party on Strawberry Hill" hints at the exploitation of vulnerable women in the sex trade. The reference to drinking until blacking out and waking up feeling like a "zombie" suggests the dangers of excessive alcohol use.


Overall, "Tequila" is a lively party song that also reveals darker aspects of drinking culture.


Line by Line Meaning

I was at the bar with my drinkin team,
I was hanging out with my friends at the bar,


It was me Jack Daniels and my homey Jim Bean.
I was drinking with my friends Jack Daniels and Jim Bean.


We were kinda blitzed and we were trying to behave Y'all
We were pretty drunk and trying to act well-behaved.


when in walked a soldier he was from the fuzzy naval.
A soldier entered the bar, he was from a military group called the fuzzy naval.


We were fallin, stumblin, crawlin
We were so drunk that we were falling, stumbling, and crawling.


her come da police, Captain Tom Collins,
Then, the police arrived, led by Captain Tom Collins.


and the rapper said freeze
The police told us to freeze.


he said "hands in the air and hand over your keys"
The police demanded that we put our hands up and give them our car keys.


now we did, and that was kinda simple,
We complied with the police's demands, it was pretty easy.


now here came Marguarita and her friend Shirley Temple.
Then, Margarita and her friend Shirley Temple showed up.


I asked my friend 'bout Marguarita,
I asked my friend about Margarita.


he said Shirley was a virgin an I wouldn't wanna meet her.
My friend said that Shirley was a virgin and I wouldn't want to meet her.


So I talked to Marguarita, cause yoh, she was flyer.
So, I talked to Margarita because she was attractive.


I took her to the coast cause I wanted to Screw Driver.
I took her to the coast because I wanted a Screw Driver drink.


Now Im not one for a speech,
I'm not usually one to give speeches.


but there was plenty of Tequila and Sex On The Beach, Y'all.
However, there was a lot of Tequila and a drink called Sex on the Beach.


Here we go again and Im not fussin,
Here we go again, and I'm not complaining.


see I'm a French Mexican but I can get with White Russians,
I'm a French-Mexican and I enjoy drinking White Russians.


at the bar with a drink in my hand.
I had a drink in my hand at the bar.


In walked Jose Cuervo what was marguaritas man.
Then, Jose Cuervo showed up who was apparently Margarita's man.


I talked to the wise man cause, yoh he's distinguished.
I talked to an older, wise man who was very distinguished.


His name was St. Ives and he spoke in old english.
The wise man's name was St. Ives and he talked in an old English style.


He said "you'd better think fast,
He warned me to think quickly.


cause Jose is kinda crazy and I heard he Shot Glass".
Because Jose is a bit crazy and I heard that he shot a glass.


He gave me some advice and it went like this:
The wise man gave me some advice, and it sounded like this:


"catch the night train and head up to 'cisco"
Take the night train and head to San Francisco.


I didn't wanna stick around,
I didn't want to stay there.


I caught the 1:51 to New York, the Grey Hound.
I caught the 1:51 bus to New York, taking Greyhound transport.


Now I'm at the Red Zone, everybody's stylin'.
Now I'm at the Red Zone, and everyone is stylishly dressed.


Was sippin Ice Teas on Long Island.
I was sipping Ice Teas on Long Island.


I blacked out and the party came to a halt,
I blacked out and the party stopped.


cause I was drinking the Tequila with the lemon assault Y'all
Because I had been drinking Tequila with a lemon flavor, which made me blackout.


I woke up in the morning and felt like a Zombie,
I woke up in the morning and felt like a zombie.


the Tequila Gold Label had bombed me.
I had a bad reaction to the Tequila Gold Label that I drank.


You see I woke up late and wasn't feelin' so great,
I woke up late and wasn't feeling good.


And Mike said there's a Bicardi party startin' at eight.
My friend Mike told me there was a Bacardi party starting at eight.


Yo we walked in the party and started playin our games,
We arrived at the party and started playing our games.


we played tops, fuzzy quarters, with Bartles & James.
We played the games tops, fuzzy quarters, and drank Bartles & James drinks.


Here came Shirley Temple and they told me to chill,
Shirley Temple showed up and people told me to relax.


because the Mickey Brothers took her up to strawberry hill.
The Mickey Brothers took her up to Strawberry Hill, somewhere nearby.


They took her $1000 mink and she could barely think,
They stole her $1000 mink coat, and she was struggling to think straight.


cause the Tequila that she drank had her tickled pink.
She was really happy and laughing because of the Tequila she drank.


Now the music came on and I rocked the instrumental.
Then, the music started playing, and I enjoyed the instrumental part.


There's a groupie named Mai Tai, a fly oriental.
There was a groupie named Mai Tai, who was a pretty, Asian woman.


A groupie is a girl that jocks,
A groupie is a girl who admires and follows musicians around.


She wore the def Black Velvet and drank Scotch on the Rocks.
She was wearing a pretty black dress and drinking Scotch on the Rocks.


We had a fake marriage, now here's to honeymoon,
We pretended to get married, and now we're on our honeymoon.


Ya zone vagabond and the Blue Lagoon.
I'm a wanderer, and we're at the Blue Lagoon.


Now everybody take a word from the wise,
Now everyone should listen to the wise man's advice.


A girly and a bottle, Tequila Sunrise.
When you have a girl and a bottle, it's like a Tequila Sunrise drink.


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Written by: RIO, CHUCK /

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