Sylvia's Mother
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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
So why don't you leave her alone?"
And the operator says, "Forty cents more
For the next three minutes"
"Please, Mrs. Avery, I just gotta talk to her
I'll only keep her a while
Please, Mrs. Avery, I just wanna tell her goodbye"
Sylvia's mother says, "Sylvia's packing
She's gonna be leaving today"
Sylvia's mother says, "Sylvia's marrying
A fella down Galveston way"
Sylvia's mother says, "Please don't say nothing
To make her start crying and stay"
And the operator says, "Forty cents more
For the next three minutes"
"Please, Mrs. Avery, I just gotta talk to her
I'll only keep her a while
Please, Mrs. Avery, I just wanna tell her goodbye"
Sylvia's mother says, "Sylvia's hurrying
She's catching the nine o'clock train"
Sylvia's mother says, "Take your umbrella
'Cause soon it will start to rain"
Sylvia's mother says, "Thank you for calling
And, sir, won't you call back again?"
And the operator says, "Forty cents more
For the next three minutes"
"Please, Mrs. Avery, I just gotta talk to her
I'll only keep her a while
Please, Mrs. Avery, I just wanna tell her goodbye"
I wanna tell her goodbye
Yeah, please tell her goodbye
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