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Function At The Junction:Shorty Long.
#42 on R&B Charts on SOUL Records
in 1966.
INTRO:  G   C   G   C   G  C  
#1.
GI'm getting ready for the function Cat the 
Gjunction and Cbaby you'd Gbetter come Con 
right Gnow.
CBecause Geverybody's gonna be there, Cwe got 
people comin' from everyGwhere.
We got CLing Ting Tong from GChina, Long Tall 
CSally from CaroGlina.
CWe got G007, the private eye, and he's bringin' 
all the Cguys from "GI Spy."
CHORUS:
Come Done, come Call, we Ggonna have a ball down 
at the Cfunction at the Gjunction.
And Cbaby you'd Gbetter come Con right Gnow.
#2.
CWe serving Gegg foo Cyung and Gbarbecue, having 
chicken dumplings and Ckidney Gstew.
GHaving heap big fun till the break of dawn.
CGonna Gshake a tailCfeather, 'Gshoot 'im 'fore he run.'
GHold a shotgun on the rooster and Cdare him to Gcrow.
How could anybody Csleep when they could get out 
on the Gfloor?
CHORUS:
Tell Dhim, tell Cthem, tell Gone and tell 'em all.
GTell 'em 'bout the Cfunction at the Gjunction.
CTell 'em that they'd Gbetter come Con right Gnow.
GTell 'em 'bout the Cfunction at the Gjunction.
CTell 'em that they'd Gbetter come Con right Gnow.
INTERLUDE:  G   C   G   C  G  
#3.
GOh, the soul brothers, Jitterbugs, hip cats and 
fancy hats and pretty girls with Cpretty smiles,
all Gdecked out in the latest styles.
And Farmer Jim and Guitar Slim and Betty Boop and 
Cooo-boop-e-Gdoop and Mohair Sam from Alabam
and Minnesota CFats from Hobo GFlats.
GBreath-takin' Hip-shakin' give it now, talkin' bout 
some fascinatin' demonstratin here tonight.
#4.
CThey all be Dgathering Chere, from Gfar and near for 
the Function Cat the GJunction.
CBrother, you'd Gbetter come Con right Gnow.
CTell 'em 'bout the Gfunction Cat the Gjunction.
CSister, you'd Gbetter come Con right Gnow.
CTalkin' 'bout a Gfunction Cat the Gjunction.
CEverybody, you'd Gbetter come Con right Gnow..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Function At The Junction

by Shorty Long

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Function At The Junction:Shorty Long.

#42 on R&B Charts on SOUL Records

in 1966.

G C G C G C

INTRO:

#1.

G C

I'm getting ready for the function at the

G C G C

junction and baby you'd better come on

right now.

C G C

Because everybody's gonna be there, we got

people comin' from everywhere.

C G

We got Ling Ting Tong from China, Long Tall

C G

Sally from Carolina.

C G

We got 007, the private eye, and he's bringin'

C G

all the guys from "I Spy."

CHORUS:

D C G

Come one, come all, we gonna have a ball down

C G

at the function at the junction.

C G C G

And baby you'd better come on right now.

#2.

C G C G

We serving egg foo yung and barbecue, having

C G

chicken dumplings and kidney stew.

Having heap big fun till the break of dawn.

C G C G

Gonna shake a tailfeather, 'shoot 'im 'fore he run.'

G C G

Hold a shotgun on the rooster and dare him to crow.

How could anybody sleep when they could get out

on the floor?

CHORUS:

D C G

Tell him, tell them, tell one and tell 'em all.

G C G

Tell 'em 'bout the function at the junction.

C G C G

Tell 'em that they'd better come on right now.

G C G

Tell 'em 'bout the function at the junction.

C G C G

Tell 'em that they'd better come on right now.

G C G C G

INTERLUDE:

#3.

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

C G

ooo-boop-e-doop and Mohair Sam from Alabam

C G

and Minnesota Fats from Hobo Flats.

Breath-takin' Hip-shakin' give it now, talkin' bout

some fascinatin' demonstratin here tonight.

#4.

C D C G

They all be gathering here, from far and near for

C G

the Function at the Junction.

C G C G

Brother, you'd better come on right now.

C G C G

Tell 'em 'bout the function at the junction.

C G C G

Sister, you'd better come on right now.

C G C G

Talkin' 'bout a function at the junction.

C G C G

Everybody, you'd better come on right now..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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