[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