Little Richard — Function at the Junction

[Intro] I'm getting ready for the function at the junction Baby, you'd better come on right now [Verse 1] Because everybody's gonna be there You got people coming from everywhere You got Ling Ting Tong from China Long Tall Sally from Carolina We got 007, the private eye Bringing all the guys from "I, Spy" [Pre-Chorus] Come on, one, come all Gonna have a ball [Chorus] Down at the function at the junction Baby, you'd better come on right now [Verse 2] We serving egg foo yung and barbecue We got chicken dumplings, baby, and kidney stew A hip, big fun 'til the break of dawn We gonna shake a tailfeather, shoot it 'fore he run Pull a shotgun on a rooster, and dare him to crow 'Cause if anybody's sleepin', make 'em get out on the floor [Pre-Chorus] Tell Becky, tell Ben If they're home, tell them [Chorus] About the function at the junction Tell them that they better come on right now Tell them 'bout the function at the junction Baby, tell them they better come on right now Ow, ow, ow [Verse 3] All the soul brothers, Jitterbugs Hip cats and crazy hats Pretty girls with pretty smiles All decked out in the latest styles Marvin Gaye and Guitar Slim Betty Boop and ooo-boop-e-doop Mohair Sam from Alabam' Minnesota Fats from Hobo Flats Breathtakin' hip-shakin' cutie pies From a fascination devastating beauty line They all be gathering here, from far and near [Outro] For the function at the junction I'm tellin' them they better come on right now Tell 'em 'bout the function at the junction Tell 'em that they better come on right now Tell 'em 'bout the function at the junction Tell 'em that they gotta come on right now