Sylvia's Mother					Dr. Hook

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Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's busy, too busy to come to the phone
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Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's trying, to start a new life off her own
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Sylvia's mother says: "Sylvia's happy, so why don't you leave her alone?"
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And the operator says: "Fourty cents more, for the next three minutes."

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	Please Mrs. Avery, I've just got to talk to her
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	I'll only keep her a while
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	Please Mrs. Avery, just want to tell her -
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	goodbye...

Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's packing, she's going be leaving today.
Sylvia's mother says Silvia's marrying, a fellow down Galveston-Way
Sylvia's mother says: "Please don't say nothing to make her start crying and stay."
And the operator says: " Fourty cents more, for the next three minutes."

	Please Mrs. Avery, I've just got to talk to her
	I'll only keep her a while
	Please Mrs. Avery, just want to tell her -
	goodbye...

Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's hurrying, she's catching the nine'o'clock train.
Sylvia's mother says: "Take your umbrella, cause Sylvia it's starting to rain."
And Sylvia's mother says "Thank you for calling, and so won't you come back again."
And the operator says :" Fourty cents more, for the next three minutes."

	Please Mrs. Avery, I've just got to talk to her
	I'll only keep her a while
	Please Mrs. Avery, just want to tell her -
	goodbye...
	Tell her goodbye
	Please, tell her goodbye
	Goodbye...