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
