The Function At The Junction- Shorty Long- 1966. Chords

_ [G] _ I'm _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _
[C] _ [E] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
getting ready for the function [C] and the [G]
junction, [C] [Gm] baby.
[B] Gotta [C] come [Gm] on [B] down now.
[C] _ [G] Because [C] everybody's gonna be [G] there.
[C] We got [G] people coming from [C] [G] everywhere. _
_ We got Lin-Ting Tong from [B]
China,
[C] _ [G] Longtao Stanley from Canada, _
_ _ _ [B] We got [C] [G] 007, the [C] crowd that [G] I need,
[B] Bringing [C] all the [G] guys [B] from,
_ [C] [D] I'm the [C] one, come on.
_ [G] _
[D] _ [Gm] Now that the [B] function [C] [G] and the [B]
junction, [C] [G] baby.
Gotta come [G] on down now.
[C] _ [G] We're serving egg, bouillon, and barbecue.
Having chicken and dumplings and kidney stew.
Having [Bm] beef, [C] beef, [G] butter, and [C] breakout.
I'm [G] gonna shake [B] a tail, [C] [G] never [B] shoot it before [G] we run.
Hold a shotgun on the rooster and bang him to [C] crow.
[G] I'm gonna get [B] it by [C] the shooting [G] range.
Get on [C] the roof, though.
[D] Tell them, [C] tell them, yeah.
[G] Tell them all, [D] tell them all.
[G] Tell them about the function and the junction.
Tell them that you gotta come on down now.
Tell them about the function and the junction.
[C] Tell [G] them that you gotta come on down now.
_ _ All _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ the soul brothers, gentlemen.
[B] Get catty, [C] ladies, pass [G] the hat.
This is a pretty girl with a pretty smile.
All the [C] ladies down in the [G] ladies' town.
And all the demons, get on with swimming.
Betty Boop and Boop Boop and Duke.
More hair, [C] Sam, from [G] Alabama.
Minnesota fashion, all the body.
Grab bacon, hips, and get beauty night.
Hoppin' pops are fascinating.
Never stay from [C] beauty night.
They're [D] all [C] together in here.
[G] _
_ [D] [G] For the function [C] [G] and the junction.
[C] Brother, [G] you gotta [C] come on [G] down now.
Tell them about the function [C] and [G] the junction.
[C] Sister, [G] you gotta come on down now.
[C] Hoppin' [G] pops are [C] fascinating.
[G] _
Everybody, you gotta [C] come on [G] down.
You ain't never seen her.
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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