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
(musical interlude)
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