| Sue wants a barbeque.
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| Sam wants to boil a ham.
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| Grace votes for builabaise stew.
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| Jake wants a weenie bake,
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| stake and a layer cake.
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| He’ll get a tummy ache, too.
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| We’ll rent a tent or teepee.
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| Let the town cryer cry.
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| And if it’s RSVP,
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| this is what I’ll reply:
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| In the cool, cool, cool of the evenin',
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| tell 'em I’ll be there.
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| In the cool, cool, cool of the evenin',
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| better save a chair.
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| When the party’s gettin' a glow on,
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| singin' fills the air.
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| In the shank of the night,
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| when the doins' are right,
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| well you can tell 'em I’ll be there.
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| «Oui,"said the bumblebee,
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| «Let's have jubilee.»
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| «When?"said the prairie hen, «Soon?»
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| «Sure,"said the dinosaur.
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| «Where?"said the grisly bear.
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| «Under the light of the moon.»
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| «How 'bout your brother, jackass?»
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| everyone gaily cried.
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| «You comin' to the fracas?»
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| «Offer respects,"he sighed.
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| In the coooool of the evenin',
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| tell 'em I’ll be there.
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| In the coooool of the evenin',
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| better save a chair.
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| When the party’s gettin' a glow on,
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| singin' fills the air.
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| If I ain’t in a clique,
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| and there’s something to pick,
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| well you can tell 'em I’ll be there.
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| If I can crawl out of bed
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| and slap a hat on my head,
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| well you can tell 'em I’ll be there.
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| If there’s room for one more,
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| and you need me, why sure,
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| tell 'em, tell 'em I’ll be there. |