Escape (The Piña Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes — ESL Song Worksheet | English Plans

ESCAPE (THE PIÑA COLADA SONG)

✦✧✦ Rupert Holmes · 1979 ✦✧✦

Listen carefully and fill in the missing words.

Verse 1 I was (1) of my lady, we'd been together too long Like a (2) out recording of a favorite song So while she lay there (3) I read the paper in bed And in the personal columns, there was this letter I read Chorus 1 If you like piña (4) and getting caught in the rain If you're not into yoga, if you have half a (5) If you like making love at midnight in the dunes of the cape Then I'm the love that you've looked for, write to me and escape Verse 2 I didn't think about my lady, I know that sounds kind of mean But me and my old lady had fallen into the same old dull (6) So I wrote to the paper, took out a personal ad And though I'm nobody's (7), I thought it wasn't half bad Chorus 2 Yes, I like piña coladas and getting caught in the rain I'm not much into health food, I am into (8) I've got to meet you by tomorrow noon and cut through all this red tape At a bar called O'Malley's where we'll plan our escape Verse 3 So I waited with high (9) and she walked in the place I knew her smile in an (10), I knew the (11) of her face It was my own lovely lady and she said, "oh, it's you" Then we (12) for a moment and I said, "I never knew" Final Chorus That you like piña coladas and gettin' caught in the rain And the feel of the (13) and the taste of champagne If you like making love at midnight in the dunes on the cape You're the lady I've looked for, come with me and (14) [Chorus × 2]

Escape (The Piña Colada Song)

Rupert Holmes · 1979

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Song Worksheets

Odd Word Out

In each group of four words, circle the one that doesn't belong. Explain why it's different.

Group 1

piña coladachampagnehealth foodwine

Reason:

Group 2

tiredboredroutineexcited

Reason:

Group 3

newspapercolumnspoetletter

Reason:

Group 4

midnightdunescapeocean

Reason:

Finish the Lyric

Complete each line in your own creative way. Try to match the song's romantic and adventurous mood.

1. If you like dancing salsa and walking on the...

2. If you're tired of small talk, if you want something...

3. So I posted my photo and waited by the...

4. When I saw her reflection, my heart began to...

5. Now we're planning adventures and learning how to...

Did you know?

Read these facts about the song. Which one surprises you most?

🎵The song was originally titled 'Escape' but became known by its famous opening line about piña coladas.
⭐Rupert Holmes wrote the song in just one night and it became his only number-one hit.
🎸The bar 'O'Malley's' mentioned in the song doesn't actually exist - Holmes made it up.
📀This was one of the last number-one hits of the 1970s, reaching the top in December 1979.
🎤The song has been featured in numerous movies and TV shows, often as a symbol of 1970s culture.

Discussion & analysis

Discuss each question with your partner.

1Do you think the couple's relationship problems were real or just boredom?
2What does the song suggest about communication in long-term relationships?

3Have you ever felt like you needed to 'escape' from routine? What did you do?
4Is it possible to rediscover romance with the same person after many years together?

🎭 Play It! — Charades

A student (or teacher) secretly picks a song title or artist from the board. They act it out — no speaking, no miming letters. First person to guess correctly takes the next turn.