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“Little Latin Lupe Lu” is an ode to a woman with a notable love of and talent for dancing. It was inspired by a real girl named Lupe Laguna, who went to school with Bill Medley during his teens.
As noted in Bob Lesczack’s Encyclopedia of Pop Music Aliases, “Little Latin Lupe Lu” is one of two Right...
[Intro]
Uno, dos
One, two, three, quatro
[Verse 1]
Talk about my baby
A little Latin Lupe Lu
She's a hot footin' baby
There ain't no dance she couldn't do
She's my groovy little baby
A little Latin Lupe Lu
[Chorus]
A bopa bopa Lupe Lu
A shake it, shake it, shake it, Lupe
Wahtusi, pretty baby
C'mon and do the who-chee-coo
Magic love, pretty baby
A little Latin Lupe Lu
[Verse 2]
And if you wanna do the twist
The Lupe Lu can put it down
If you wah, wahtusi
She's the best for miles around
She's my mash potato baby
A little Latin Lupe Lu
[Chorus]
A bopa bopa Lupe Lu
A shake it, shake it, shake it, Lupe
Wahtusi, pretty baby
C'mon and do the who-chee-coo
Magic love, pretty baby
A little Latin Lupe Lu
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
One, one more time
A shake it, shake it, shake it Lupe
Wahtusi, pretty baby
C'mon and do the who-chee-coo
Magic love, pretty baby
A little Latin Lupe Lu
[Outro]
A little Latin Lupe Lu
A little Latin Lupe Lu
A little Latin Lupe Lu
Little Latin Lupe Lu was written by Bill Medley.
Little Latin Lupe Lu was produced by Bill Medley.
Bill Medley revealed in an interview that he wrote the song when he was 19 about a girl he went to school with, Lupe Laguna:
“Little Latin Lupe Lu” peaked at #49 in the U.S. chart.