| Sue wants a barbeque. | 
| 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 evenin', | 
| tell 'em I’ll be there. | 
| In the cool, cool, cool of the evenin', | 
| better save a chair. | 
| When the party’s gettin' a glow on, | 
| singin' fills the air. | 
| In the shank of the night, | 
| when the doins' are right, | 
| well you can tell 'em I’ll be there. | 
| «Oui,"said the bumblebee, | 
| «Let's have jubilee.» | 
| «When?"said the prairie hen, «Soon?» | 
| «Sure,"said the dinosaur. | 
| «Where?"said the grisly bear. | 
| «Under the light of the moon.» | 
| «How 'bout your brother, jackass?» | 
| everyone gaily cried. | 
| «You comin' to the fracas?» | 
| «Offer respects,"he sighed. | 
| In the coooool of the evenin', | 
| tell 'em I’ll be there. | 
| In the coooool of the evenin', | 
| better save a chair. | 
| When the party’s gettin' a glow on, | 
| singin' fills the air. | 
| If I ain’t in a clique, | 
| and there’s something to pick, | 
| well you can tell 'em I’ll be there. | 
| If I can crawl out of bed | 
| and slap a hat on my head, | 
| well you can tell 'em I’ll be there. | 
| If there’s room for one more, | 
| and you need me, why sure, | 
| tell 'em, tell 'em I’ll be there. |