| Every time I’m relaxing, the telephone rings |
| Man, it’s really getting to me, I really hate that thing |
| Take a message baby, just tell 'em I’m not home |
| Yeah, those telephone people, they just don’t leave you alone |
| It might be the neighbor, the insurance man |
| It could be the boss man, girl, I just don’t give a damn |
| Take a message baby, tell 'em all that I’m up to date |
| I just don’t feel much like talking |
| Nobody listens anyway, makes me so mad |
| Every time me and my baby, is getting' in the groove |
| The telephone rings and it blows my attitude |
| Take a message baby, just tell 'em I’m not here |
| Yeah you can tell 'em all the same thing yeah, when they call back again |
| That telephone keeps ringing, if I get one more call |
| Gonna take my 10-pound hammer, knock it right off the wall |
| Take a message baby, just tell 'em I’m not home |
| Yeah, the nerve of some people, they just don’t leave you alone |
| No, they don’t |
| Every time me and my baby, is getting' in the groove |
| The telephone rings and it blows my attitude |
| Take a message baby, just tell 'em I’m not here |
| Yeah you can tell 'em all the same thing yeah, when they call back again |
| That telephone keeps ringing, if I get one more call |
| Gonna take my 10-pound hammer, knock it right off the wall |
| Take a message baby, just tell 'em I’m not home |
| Yeah, the nerve of some people they just don’t leave you alone |
| No, they don’t |