In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening

In The Cool Cool Cool Of The Evening

Frank Sinatra, originally made famous by Bing Crosby

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 evening / Tell em’ I’ll be there
    In the cool, cool, cool of the evening / Better save a chair
    When the party’s gettin’ a glow on / And singing fills the air
    In the shank of the night / when the doins’ are right
    You can tell em’ I’ll be there

If there’s room for one more / and you need me why sure
You can tell em’ I’ll be there / If I can climb out of bed
Put a hat on my head / You can tell em’...
I’ll be there Chorus

By Hoagy Carmichael (M) and Johnny Mercer (L)
This Hoagy Carmichael-Johnny Mercer delight had been slated for a Betty Hutton movie, then dropped, when Bing Crosby got wind of it. At Bing's insistence it was slotted into his 1951 file "Here Comes the Groom" (1951), among tunes by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans - and walked off with that year's Oscar as Best Film Song.