| Sylvia’s mother says,
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| «Sylvia's busy, too busy to come to the phone»
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| Sylvia’s mother says,
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| «Sylvia's trying to start a new life of her own.»
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| Sylvia’s mother says,
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| «Sylvia's happy, now why don’t you leave her alone?»
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| And the operator says, «Forty cents more
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| For the nest three minutes.»
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| Please, Mrs. Avery, I just gotta talk to her
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| I’ll only keep her a while
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| Please, Mrs. Avery, I just want to tell her goodbye, goodbye.
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| Please, Mrs. Avery, I just want to tell.
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| Sylvia’s mother says,
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| «Sylvia's packin', shes gonna be leavin' today.»
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| Sylvia’s mother says,
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| «Sylvia's marryin', a fellow down Galveston way.»
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| Sylvia’s mother says
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| «Please don’t say nothin' to make her start cryin' and stay.»
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| And the operator says, «Forty cents more
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| For the nest three minutes.»
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| Please, Mrs. Avery, I just gotta talk to her
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| I’ll only keep her a while
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| Please, Mrs. Avery, I just want to tell her goodbye, goodbye.
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| Please, Mrs. Avery, I just want to tell.
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| Sylvia’s mother says,
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| «Sylvia's hurryin', she’s catchin' the nine o’clock plane.»
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| Sylvia’s mother says,
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| «Take your umbrella, 'cause sylvia it’s startin' to rain.»
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| Sylvia’s mother says,
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| «Thank you for callin' and sir, won’t you call back again?»
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| And the operator says, «Forty cents more
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| For the nest three minutes.»
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| Please, Mrs. Avery, I just gotta talk to her
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| I’ll only keep her a while
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| Please, Mrs. Avery, I just want to tell her goodbye, goodbye.
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| Please, Mrs. Avery, I just want to tell… |