[Verse 1]
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 R.S.V.P
This is what I'll reply
In the cool, cool, cool of the evening
Tell them I'll be there
In the cool, cool, cool of the evening
Better save a chair

[Chorus][x3]
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 them I'll be there

[Outro]
In the shank of the night when the doing's all right
You can tell them I'll be there