Long-distance operator
Place this callit s not for fun.
Long-distance operator
Pleaseplace this callyou know it s not for fun.
I gotta get a message to my baby
You knowshe s not just anyone.
There are thousands in the phone booth
Thousands at the gate.
There are thousands in the phone booth
Thousands at the gate.
Ev rybody wants to make a long-distance call
But you know they re just gonna have to wait.
If a call comes from Louisiana
Pleaselet it ride.
If a call comes from Louisiana
Pleaselet it ride.
This phone booth s on fire
It s getting hot inside.
Ev rybody wants to be my friend
But nobody wants to get higher.
Ev rybody wants to be my friend
But nobody wants to get higher.
Long-distance operator
I believe I m stranglin on this telephone wire.

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