(Copacabana)
by Saler
Lots of medals on his chest,
He was one of West Point's best.
And so they chose him to run a mission
With a very different team
(Some Top Brass's crazy scheme),
5 convicts straight from jail,
Most people thought he'd fail.
They sent him to get the plates back, now he's on the trail.
But it's a con job - a great big con job,
The guys thought that it was just one job -
But it's a con job, the Army sucked them in...
For your information it's for the duration and then 6 months.
They made a deal!
First there was Actor, tall, suave and handsome
He's an expert at "Dumb John",
There is no one he can't con,
And then Casino, the street-wise safeman
With a lot of useful skills -
Making bombs to building stills -
The Warden chose a team
To give the Krauts bad dreams
Though they risk everything for a pardon, all's not what it seems...
Cos it's a con job - a great big con job,
The guys thought that it was just one job -
But it's a con job, the Army sucked them in...
For your information it's for the duration and then 6 months.
Oh, what a deal!
The Cockney Goniff, he was a joker,
Pickpocket extraordinaire,
He could climb up anywhere.
Next came Chiefy, the quiet Indian,
Took the deal the Warden made,
But he's stickin' with his blade,
And then there's Wheeler who
Completes the motley crew,
He had a 'beautiful reputation', but the Warden knew
That it's a con job - a great big con job,
The guys thought that it was just one job -
But it's a con job, the Army sucked them in...
For your information it's for the duration and then 6 months.
Well, that's the deal!
They searched the Convoy, but there was no time,
To get the strongbox open then,
So they'd have to try again.
The guys grew restless down in the cellar,
Wheeler threatened he would go,
But the Warden told him "NO!"
The convict made his play -
The Warden backed away,
But he showed them he wasn't kidding, and took the knife away.
It's a con job - a great big con job,
The guys thought that it was just one job -
But it's a con job, the Army sucked them in...
For your information it's for the duration and then 6 months.
Well, that's the deal!
In the train yard Duchamps discovered
There's a boxcar full of cash
They are gonna have to trash,
And so they set off a loud diversion
While Casino swapped the plates
Without any time to waste,
Chief set the train afire, it's Wheeler's funeral pyre,
And all those counterfeit Kraut dollars make a great bonfire.
Oh, it's a con job - a great big con job,
The guys thought that it was just one job -
But it's a con job, the Army sucked them in...
For your information it's for the duration and then 6 months.
And that's the deal!
After escaping, the cons are resting,
Thinking they have done all right,
Got some cash stashed out of sight.
Then Goniff blows it, he takes his hat off,
The Lieutenant sees his stash,
Makes them burn up all their cash.
"Today was just a test,
You'll wait like all the rest,
And I've got something I have to tell you, in case you haven't guessed -
Well, it's a con job - a great big con job,
You guys thought that it was just one job -
But it's a con job, the Army sucked you in...
For your information it's for the duration and then 6 months.
Till your parole."
So? It's a con job - a great big con job,
You guys thought that it was just one job -
But it's a con job, the Army sucked you in...
For your information it's for the duration and then 6 months.
And that's the deal!
Yes, that's the deal!
The end
