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?"
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
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"
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
Goodbye
Sylvia's mother says
"Sylvia's hurrying
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 next three minutes"
Oh, 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
Goodbye
Please, Mrs. Avery
I just gotta talk to her
I'll only keep her a while