in the cool, cool, cool of the evening

sue wants a barbecue

sam wants to boil a ham

grace votes for bouillabaisse too

jake wants a weinie bake

steak and the layer cake

and he'll get a tummy ache too. we'll rent a tent or a teepee

let the town crier cry. and if it's on a ditty

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

better save a chair. oh

when the party's a-getting a glow on

and singing fills the air

in the shank of the night when the doing's all right

you can tell 'em i'll be there. oh when the party's a-getting a glow on

and the singing fills the air

in the shank of the night when the doing's all right

you can tell them i'll be there. in the shank of the night when the doing's all right

you can tell them i'll be there.