| 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 packin', shes gonna be leavin' today.» | 
| Sylvia’s mother says, | 
| «Sylvia's marryin', a fellow 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 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 hurryin', she’s catchin' the nine o’clock plane.» | 
| Sylvia’s mother says, | 
| «Take your umbrella, 'cause sylvia it’s startin' to rain.» | 
| 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 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… |