In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening

Lyrics by: Johnny Mercer

Music by: Hoagy Carmichael

Arranged By: Nelson Riddle

Originally made famous by: Bing Crosby

From the Album: Days of Wine and Roses (1963)

From the Film: Here Comes The Groom (1951)

Label: Reprise Records

Recorded: January 27, 1964

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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 R.S.V.P., 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.