Paroles de 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, so why don't you leave her alone And the operator says Forty cents more, for the next three minutes CHORUS: Please Mrs. Avery I just got to talk to her I'll only keep her a while Please Mrs. Avery I just want to tell her Goodbye Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's packing, she's going 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 CHORUS 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 sir won't you come back again And the operator says Forty cents more, for the next three minutes CHORUS Tell her goodbye Please, tell her goodbye Goodbye