In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening

 
              
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In the cool, cool, cool of the evening, tell 'em I'll be there 
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In the cool, cool, cool of the evening,    save your pappy a chair 
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When the party's getting a glow on    and singin' fills the air 
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In the shank of the night, when the doin's are right 
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Well you can tell 'em I'll be there 
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I like a barbecue, I like to boil a ham 
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And I vote for bouillabaisse stew. 's that 
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I'd like a weenie bake, steak and a layer cake 
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And you'll get a tummy ache too 
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We'll rent a tent or a teepee. Let the town crier cry "All's well" 
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And if it's R  S  V  P, this is what  I'll reply 
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In the cool, cool, cool of the evening, tell 'em we'll be there 
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If you need a pair of freeloaders to fracture your affair 
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I may even give them Pagliacci now stand back and give him air 
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If one can relax and we'll have a few yaks 
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And you can tell them we'll be there 
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"Oui,  said the bumblebee, "Let's have jubilee 
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"When said the prairie hen, Soon" 
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"Sure," said the dinosaur "Where?" said the grisly bear 
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"Under the light of the moon" 
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"How about your brother, jackass" everyone gaily cried 
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"Are you coming to the fracas" "Ain't gonna blow it" 
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And all the respects,"  he sighed 
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In the cool, cool, cool of the evening, tell 'em I'll be there 
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In the cool, cool, cool of the evening,    stick 'em on my hair 
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If perchance we look a bit peeked, remember, se la guerre 
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If we're still on our feet and there's something to eat 
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Well you can tell them we'll be there 
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In the cool, cool, cool of the evening, tell 'em I'll be there 
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In the cool, cool, cool of the evening, better save a chair 
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When the party's getting a glow  on and singin' fills the air 
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If there's gas in my hack and my laundry is back 
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If there's room for one more and you need me, why sure 
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If you need a new face or a tenor or base 
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If I can climb out of bed and put a head on my head 
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Well you can tell 'em we'll be there