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?"

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 packing, shes 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 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 hurrying, she's catching the nine o'clock plane."
Sylvia's mother says,
"Take your umbrella, 'cause sylvia it's starting 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 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...