song "Sylvia's mother" (Shel Silverstein)

Aus Ugugu

• Author: Shel Silverstein
• Publisher: Evil Eye Music, Inc.

Sung by Dr. Hook (1972).

[bearbeiten] Lyrics

Sylvia's mother says, "Sylvia's busy,

too busy to come to the phone."

Sylvia's mother says, "Sylvia's tryin' to

start a new life of her own."

Sylvia's mother says, "Sylvia's happy now,

why don't you leave her alone?"

And the operator says, "Forty cents more

for the next three minutes."

 

Please Missus Avery, I just gotta talk at her,

I'll only keep her a while.

Please Missus Avery, I just want to tell her goodbye.

 

Sylvia's mother says, "Sylvia's packin',

she's gonna be leavin' today."

Sylvia's mother says, "Sylvia's marryin'

a fellow down Galveston Bay."

Sylvia's mother says, "Please don't say nothin'

to make her start cryin' and stay."

And the operator says, "Forty cents more

for the next three minutes."

 

Please Missus Avery, I just gotta talk at her,

I'll only keep her a while.

Please Missus Avery, I just want to tell her goodbye.

 

Sylvia's mother says, "Sylvia's hurryin',

she's catchin' the nine o'clock plane."

Sylvia's mother says, "Take your umbrella

'cause Silvie, it's startin' to rain."

Sylvia's mother says, "Thank you for callin'

and Sir, won't you call back again."

And the operator says, "Forty cents more

for the next three minutes."

 

Please Missus Avery, I just gotta talk at her,

I'll only keep her a while.

Please Missus Avery, I just want to tell her goodbye,

tell her goodbye, tell her goodbye

[bearbeiten] Music

4/4
Verse:
|A_______|________|________|E_______|
|E7______|________|________|A___A7__|
|D_______|A_______|E7______|A_______|
|E7______|________|________|________|

Chorus:
|D_______|A_______|E7______|A___A7__|
|D_______|A_______|E_______|________|

End:
|D_______|A_______|E7______|A___A7__|
|D_______|A_______|E____Bm7|E____Bm7|
|E____Bm7|E____Bm7|E____Bm7| fade out

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