Lyric Sylvia s Mother

Sylvia s mother says,
"Sylvia s busy, too busy to come to the phone"
Sylvia s mother says,
"Sylvia s trying to start a new life of her own."
Sylvia s mother says,
"Sylvia s happy, now why don t you leave her alone?"

Chorus:
And the operator says, "Forty cents more
For the nest three minutes."
Please, Mrs. Avery, I just gotta talk to her
I ll only keep her a while
Please, Mrs. Avery, I just want to tell her goodbye, goodbye.
Please, Mrs. Avery, I just want to tell.

Sylvia s mother says,
"Sylvia s packin , shes gonna be leavin today."
Sylvia s mother says,
"Sylvia s marryin , a fellow down Galveston way."
Sylvia s mother says
"Please don t say nothin to make her start cryin and stay."

Chorus:
And the operator says, "Forty cents more
For the nest three minutes."
Please, Mrs. Avery, I just gotta talk to her
I ll only keep her a while
Please, Mrs. Avery, I just want to tell her goodbye, goodbye.
Please, Mrs. Avery, I just want to tell.

Sylvia s mother says,
"Sylvia s hurryin , she s catchin the nine o clock plane."
Sylvia s mother says,
"Take your umbrella, cause sylvia it s startin to rain."
Sylvia s mother says,
"Thank you for callin and sir, won t you call back again?"

Chorus:
And the operator says, "Forty cents more
For the nest three minutes."
Please, Mrs. Avery, I just gotta talk to her
I ll only keep her a while
Please, Mrs. Avery, I just want to tell her goodbye, goodbye.
Please, Mrs. Avery, I just want to tell...