Sylvia's Mother Lyrics - Timeless - Dr. Hook

(Shel Silverstein) 

Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's busy, too busy to come to the phone 

Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's tryin' 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 packin' she's gonna be leavin' today 

Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's marryin' a fella down Galveston way 

Sylvia's mother says please don't say nothin' to make her start cryin' 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 hurryin' she's catchin' the nine o'clock train 

Sylvia's mother says take your umbrella cause Sylvie, it's startin' to rain 

And Sylvia's mother says thank you for callin' and sir 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 

Tell her goodbye... 

Please... tell her goodbye.. 

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