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...
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Sylvia's Mother
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Bobby Bare |