I'm getting ready (Ooh) for the function at the junction
Baby, you better come on, right now
Because everybody's gonna be there
You got people comin' from everywhere
We've got Ling Ting Tong from China (From China)
Long Tall Sally from Carolina (Carolina)
Oh, we got 007, the private eye
And he's bringin' all the guys from I Spy
Come one, come all, 'cause we're gonna have a ball
Down at the function at the junction
And baby (Hey), you better come on, right now
'Cause we're serving egg foo young and barbecue
Chicken and dumplings, hey, we got some kidney stew (Kidney stew)
And then heap big fun 'til the break of dawn
Gonna shake a tail feather, shoot him 'fore he run (Better come on, right now)
Hold a shotgun on the rooster, and dare him to crow
Gonna hotfoot anybody sleepin', make 'em get out there on the floor (Better come on, right now)
Tell him to tell them, and tell Paul to tell them all
About the function at the junction, baby
You better come on, right now
I'm talkin' (Hey, hey) 'bout the function at the junction, baby (Oh, oh)
You better come on, right now
All the soul brothers, jitterbugs
Hip cats and fancy hats
Pretty girls with pretty smiles
All decked out in the latest styles
Farmer Jim and Guitar Slim
Betty Boop and "Oop-boop-be-doop", hey
Mohair Sam from Alabam'
Minnesota Fats from Hobo Flats
Breath-takin', hip-shakin' cuties, now
And 'bout some fascinatin', devastatin' beauties, now (Better come on, right now)
They'll be gathering here, from far and near
They're at the function at the junction
Brother, you better come on, right now
I'm talkin' 'bout the function at the junction
Sister, you had better come on, right now
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, yeah
Talkin' 'bout the function around down at the junction
Hey, I'm tellin' you that you better come on, right now
Don't you miss it, now (Hey, hey, the) function at the junction
You better come on, right now
