Sylvia's Mother-Dr. Hook

[00:13.90]Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's busy [00:19.41]Too busy to come to the phone [00:25.05]Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's trying [00:30.75]To start a new life of her own [00:36.79]Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's happy [00:42.37]So why don't you leave her alone? [00:48.11]And the operator says forty cents more [00:53.91]For the next three minutes [00:58.79]Please, Mrs. Avery, I just gotta talk to her [01:06.28]I'll only keep her awhile [01:11.30]Please, Mrs. Avery, I just want to tell her goodbye [01:22.97]Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's packing [01:28.23]She's gonna be leaving today [01:34.11]Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's marrying [01:40.00]A fella down Galveston way [01:45.58]Sylvia's mother says please don't say nothing [01:51.16]To make her start crying and stay [01:56.57]And the operator says forty cents more [02:02.18]For the next three minutes [02:07.38]Please, Mrs. Avery, I just gotta talk to her [02:14.89]I'll only keep her awhile [02:20.27]Please, Mrs. Avery, I just want to tell her goodbye [02:31.29]Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's hurrying [02:36.95]She's catching the nine o'clock train [02:42.78]Sylvia's mother says take your umbrella [02:48.13]'Cause, Sylvie, it's starting to rain [02:54.02]And Sylvia's mother says thank you for calling [02:59.22]And, sir, won't you call back again? [03:05.07]And the operator says forty cents more [03:10.67]For the next three minutes [03:15.47]Please, Mrs. Avery, I just gotta talk to her [03:22.75]I'll only keep her a while [03:28.38]Please, Mrs. Avery, I just want to tell her goodbye [03:38.67]Tell her goodbye [03:43.50]Please, tell her goodbye