I marvel at this close to "Lola". I often wonder if Ray Davies knew what he had done, or if it was an accident from making the lines fit.


"I know what I am
and I'm glad I'm a man
and so's Lola"

-Ray Davies from "Lola" by the Kinks


In this (brilliant) song, the singer meets a girl named Lola in a club.

Throughout the song there are lyrical hints dropped that Lola is actually a man.

So you're expecting it at the conclusion, but the way the final line plays out, (where the clause "and so's Lola" is in the sentence) makes it real muddy.

Is Lola just glad that the singer is a man? Or is Lola actually a man?

Brilliant!

(One of my favorite rock 'n' roll records. Great tunes too! Worth a listen if you've never heard it!)