Sue wants a barbecue Sam wants to boil ham Grace votes for bouillabaisse stew Jake wants a wienie bake, steak and a layer cake He'll get a tummy ache too We'll rent a tent or tepee Let the town crier cry And if it's RSVP This is what I'll reply In the cool cool cool of the evening Tell 'em I'll be there In the cool cool cool of the evening You better save a chair When the party's getting a glow on Singing fills the air In the shank of the night when the doings are right You can tell 'em I'll be there We, said the bumblebee, let's have a jubilee When said the prairie hen, soon Sure said the dinosaur Where said the grizzly bear Under the light of the moon How 'bout your brother jackass Everyone gave a cry You coming to the fracas Over his expected sighs In the cool cool cool of the evening Tell 'em I'll be there In the cool cool cool of the evening Slickum on my hair When the party's getting a glow on Singing fills the air If I aint in the clink And there's something to drink You can tell 'em I'll be there If I can find the right sock by eleven o'clock You can tell 'em I'll be there If you need a new face or a tenor off base You can tell 'em I'll be there If I can climb out of bed, put a hat on my head You can tell 'em I'll be there
Sue wants a barbecue Sam wants to boil ham Grace votes for bouillabaisse stew Jake wants a wienie bake, steak and a layer cake He'll get a tummy ache too We'll rent a tent or tepee Let the town crier cry And if it's RSVP This is what I'll reply In the cool cool cool of the evening Tell 'em I'll be there In the cool cool cool of the evening You better save a chair When the party's getting a glow on Singing fills the air In the shank of the night when the doings are right You can tell 'em I'll be there We, said the bumblebee, let's have a jubilee When said the prairie hen, soon Sure said the dinosaur Where said the grizzly bear Under the light of the moon How 'bout your brother jackass Everyone gave a cry You coming to the fracas Over his expected sighs In the cool cool cool of the evening Tell 'em I'll be there In the cool cool cool of the evening Slickum on my hair When the party's getting a glow on Singing fills the air If I aint in the clink And there's something to drink You can tell 'em I'll be there If I can find the right sock by eleven o'clock You can tell 'em I'll be there If you need a new face or a tenor off base You can tell 'em I'll be there If I can climb out of bed, put a hat on my head You can tell 'em I'll be there
