Johnny Mercer
Johnny Mercer started his career
as singer and songwriter for Paul
Whiteman. He started writing songs
for Hollywood in 1935, where he
also had a few small parts in
musicals. Among his famous songs
is the inoffical anthem of
Hollywood, "Hooray For Hollywood"
that he wrote for the movie
"Hollywood Hotel". He also had
radio programmes and made records,
some with Bing Crosby.
Hoagy Carmichael
Award-winning songwriter ("Stardust", "Ole Buttermilk Sky", "Georgia on My Mind"), composer, pianist, actor and singer, educated at Indiana University. He played piano in the college bands, and later gave up a law practise for a career in songwriting. He joined ASCAP in 1931, and his chief musical collaborators included Mitchell Parish, Stuart Gorrell, Frank Loesser, Johnny Mercer, Sammy Lerner, Stanley Adams, Edward Heyman, Paul Francis Webster, Jack Brooks, Ned Washington, and Jo Trent.

In The Cool, Cool, Cool, Of The Evening

Composed by:-
Johnny Mercer & Hoagy Carmichael

Sue wants a barbecue
Sam wants to boil ham
Grace votes for bouillabaisse stew
Jake wants a wienie bake, steak and a layer cake
He'll get a tummy ache too

We'll rent a tent or tepee
Let the town crier 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
You better save a chair
When the party's getting a glow on
Singing fills the air
In the shank of the night when the doings are right
You can tell 'em I'll be there

We, said the bumblebee, let's have a jubilee
When said the prairie hen, soon
Sure said the dinosaur
Where said the grizzly bear
Under the light of the moon
How 'bout your brother jackass
Everyone gave a cry
You coming to the fracas
Over his expected sighs

In the cool, cool, cool, of the evening
Tell 'em I'll be there
In the cool, cool, cool, of the evening
Slickum on my hair
When the party's getting a glow on
Singing fills the air
If I aint in the clink
And there's something to drink
You can tell 'em I'll be there
If I can find the right sock by eleven o'clock
You can tell 'em I'll be there
If you need a new face or a tenor off base
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
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