Function At The Junction

I'm gettin' ready for the function at the junction And baby you better come on, now, now Because everybody's gonna be there We've got people comin' from everywhere We've got Ling Ting Tong from China Long Tall Sally from Carolina We've got 007 The private eye, and he's bringin' all the guys from "I Spy" Come one, come all, we're gonna have a ball Down at the function at the junction And baby you better come on, now, now We're serving egg foo young and barbecue Having chicken dumplings and kidney stew Having heap big fun 'til the break of dawn Gonna shake a tail feather, shoot him 'fore he run Hold a shotgun on the rooster, and dare him to crow Hotfoot anybody sleepin', make 'em get out on the floor Tell him, tell them, to tell Paul to tell them all Tell 'em 'bout the function at the junction And tell 'em that they'd better come on, now, now Tell 'em 'bout the function at the junction, baby Tell 'em that they'd better come on, now, now (ow!) All the soul brothers, jitterbuggers Hip cats and fancy hats and pretty girls with pretty smiles All decked out in the latest styles And Farmer Jim and Guitar Slim And Betty Boop and, ooh-boop-be-doop Mohair Sam from Alabam' (Alabam') Minnesota Fats from Hobo Flats Breath-takin', hip-shakin' cuties, now Talkin' 'bout some fascinatin', devastatin' beauties, now (better come on, now, now) They'll all be gathering here, from far and near For the function at the junction And brother, you better come on, now, now Tell 'em 'bout the function at the junction Sister, you better come on, now, now Talkin' 'bout a function at the junction Everybody here, you better come on, now You ain't never seen the function at the junction You ain't never seen the function at the junction Dancing all night