sue wants a barbecue sam wants to boil a ham grace votes for builabaise stew jake wants a weenie bake stake and a layer cake he ll get a tummy ache too we ll rent a tent or teepee let the town cryer cry and if it s rsvp 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 when the party s gettin a glow on singin fills the air in the shank of the night when the doings are right you can tell em i ll be there 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 when the party s gettin a glow on singin fills the air in the shank of the night when the doings are right you can tell em i ll be there if there s room for one more and you need me why sure you can tell em i ll be there if i can climb out of bed put a hat on my head you can tell em i ll be there