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 fellow 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 Sylvia it's starting to rain
and Sylvia's mother says thank you for calling, and so 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
please, tell her goodbye

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