Lyric Sylvia s Mother

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

And the operator says "Fourty cents more
for the next three minutes"
Please, Missus Avery, I just gotta talk to her,
I only keep her a while.
Please, Missus Avery, I just want to tell her goodbye.

Sylvia s mother says Sylvia s packin ,
she s 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."

And the operator says "Fourty cents more...

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

And the operator says "Fourty cents more..."

(transcribed by: Kurt.Woloch@brz.gv.at)