IN THE COOL，COOL，COOL OF THE EVENING

Sue wants to barbecue Sam wants to boil a ham Grace votes for bouillabaisse stew (Tell her to bring the fish) Jake wants a wienie bake Steak and a layer cake He'll get a tummy ache, too Yes, we'll rent a tent or a teepee Let the town crier cry And if it's R.S.V.P. This is what I'll reply In the cool, cool, cool of the evening Tell 'em we'll be there In the cool, cool, cool of the evening Better save a chair When the party's getting the glow on And singing fills the air In the shank of the night When the doing's are right Well, you can tell 'em we'll be there “Crew,” said the captain who Should know a thing or two Late in the evening one fall “Down in the Caribe Some aborigines Rode out to pay us a call” “'You like a sing a jingle (Yo mon) We like it, too,' they cry I couldn't speak their lingo So here's what I reply” In the cool, cool, cool of the evening Tell 'em we'll be there If the flying steak they are trying Say we like it rare When the tribe is getting the glow on (It's jumping) And tom toms fill the air If the dinner is free And the dinner ain't we Well, you can tell 'em we'll be there In the cool, cool, cool of the evening Tell 'em we'll be there If they want a couple of songbirds To fracture their affair We can even give them Pagliacci Chin up and debonair Everyone can relax And we'll have a few yaks You can tell 'em we'll be there If I ain't in the chink And there's something to drink If I can find the right sock By eleven o'clock If there's gas in my hack And my laundry is back Well, you can tell 'em we'll be there