And you need me, why sure
Ain't gonna blow it
"Are you coming to the fracas?"
If perchance we look a bit peeked
Now stand back and give him air
I may even give them Pagliacci
"And all the respects" he sighed
Everyone gaily cried
If one can relax and we'll have a few yaks
"Under the light of the moon"
In the cool, cool, cool of the evening
And singin' fills the air
If you need a pair of freeloaders
In the cool, cool, cool of the evening
We'll rent a tent or a teepee
And you can tell them we'll be there
In the cool, cool, cool of the evening
"Oui" said the bumblebee
And you'll get a tummy ache too
Well, you can tell 'em I'll be there
In the cool, cool, cool of the evening
"When?" said the prairie
When the doin's are right
And I vote for bola baste stew
When the party's getting a glow on
"Where?" said the grisly bear
When the party's getting a glow on
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Well, you can tell them we'll be there
Let the town crier cry, "All's well!"
Stick 'em on my hair
And my laundry is back
Songwriters: Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer
Tell 'em I'll be there
In the cool, cool, cool of the evening
Save your pappy a chair
Steak and a layer cake
Well, you can tell 'em we'll be there
Remember se la guerre
Tell 'em I'll be there
And there's something to eat
To fracture your affair
Hen, "Soon?"
If we're still on our feet
And if it's RSVP, this is what I'll reply
What's that? I like a weenie bake
Tell 'em we'll be there
If I can climb out of bed and put a head on my head
If you need a new face or a tenor or base
If there's gas in my hack
In the shank of the night
If there's room for one more
"How about your brother, jackass?"
I like a barbecue, I like to boil a ham
In the cool, cool, cool of the evening
In the cool, cool, cool of the evening
"Let's have jubilee"
And singin' fills the air
Better save a chair
"Sure" said the dinosaur
Tell 'em I'll be there