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