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In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening
Words & Music by Johnny Mercer & Hoagy CarmichaelRecorded by Bring Crosby & Jane Wyman, 1951
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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. (What'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
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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 re - ply:
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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 af - fair.
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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.
Evans and Livingstone wrote all the songs for "Here Comes the Groom" except one -- "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening." "Cool" was written for a Betty Hutton movie by Mercer and Carmichael but was not used. Later it was revived and incorporated into a Crosby movie and became the fourth and final Oscar-winning song that Bing introduced. Bing performed the song in one madcap take in the movie "Here Comes the Groom" with co-star Jane Wyman as they traveled from office to elevator to sidewalk. Jane and Bing reprised their performance for Decca and this version charted for 6 weeks in the summer of '51.