LYR: Function at the Junction - Shorty Long
Steve
Someone asked for this one last month - corrections welcome. The "and
baby you better come on right now" chorus line is probably wrong - it
sounds like "and baby you better come on naah naah" or something.
Function at the Junction - Shorty Long (Long/Holland)
I'm getting ready for the
Function at the junction
And baby you better come on right now
Because everybody's gonna be there
We've got people coming from everywhere
We've got Lin Ting Tong from China
Long Tall Sally from Carolina
We've got 007, the private eye
He's bringing 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 right now
We're serving egg fu yung and barbecue
Having chicken dumplings and kidney stew
Having heap big fun 'til the break of dawn
Gonna shake a tail feather, shoot it 'fore he run
Hold a shotgun on the rooster and dare him to crow
How could anybody sleep and, get out on the floor
Tell him, tell him
And tell one, and tell 'em all
Tell 'em about the function at the junction
And tell 'em that they better come on right now
Tell 'em about the function at the junction, babe
Tell 'em that they better come on right now
All the soul brothers, jitterbuggers
Hip cats in fancy hats
And pretty girls with pretty smiles
All decked out in the latest styles
And Farmer Jim and Guitar Slim
And Betty Boo, and ooh ooh bi doo
Mohair Sam from Alabama
Minnesota Fats from Hobo Flats
Breath-taking, hip-shakin cuties, now
Talking 'bout some fascinating, everstating beauties, now
They'll all be gathering here, from far and near
For the function at the junction
And brother you'd better come on right now
Tell 'em about the function at the junction
Sister, you'd better come on right now
Todd & Sharon Peach
That was probably me, asking. I've asked a few times with no response,
so I transcribed it, too. Somewhere between the two transcriptions lies
the truth (the words come fast and furious on this one!).
I posted mine on a Vintage R&B web page, if you're into that sort of
thing.
http://home1.gte.net/tpeach/music/RandB/VintageRandB.htm
Function at the Junction
Shorty Long
Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland, Shorty (Frederick) Long
I’m getting ready for the function at the junction
And baby you’d better come on right now
Because everybody’s gonna be there
We got people comin’ from everywhere
We got Ling Ting Tong from China
Long Tall Sally from Carolina
We got 007, the private eye,
And he’s bringin’ all the guys from "I Spy"
Come one, come all,
We gonna have a ball
Down at the function at the junction
And baby you’d better come on right now
We serving egg foo yung and barbecue
Having chicken dumplings and kidney stew
Having heap big fun till the break of dawn
Gonna shake a tailfeather shoot, it’s gonna be a run
Hold a shotgun on the rooster, and dare him to crow
how could anybody sleep when they could get out on the floor
Tell him, tell them, tell one and tell ‘em all.
Tell ‘em ‘bout the function at the junction
Tell ‘em that they’d better come on right now
Tell ‘em ‘bout the function at the junction
Tell ‘em that they’d better come on right now
Oh the soul brothers, Jitterbugs
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 ooo-boop-e-doop and Mohair Sam from Alabam and
Minnesota Fats from Hobo Flats Breath-takin’ Hip-shakin’ give it now
Talkin’ bout some fascinatin’ demonstratin’
They all be gathering here, from far and near
for the Function at the Junction
Brother, you’d better come on right now
Tell ‘em ‘bout the function at the junction
Sister, you’d better come on right now
Talkin’ ‘bout a function at the junction
Everybody you’d better come on right now
Transcribed by Todd Peach <tpe...@gte.net>
-Todd
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Todd & Sharon Peach
Seattle, Washington
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http://home1.gte.net/tpeach/NoPlaceLikeHome.htm
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