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Long-distance operator, |
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Place this call, it's not for fun. |
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Long-distance operator, |
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Please, place this call, you know it's not for fun. |
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I gotta get a message to my baby, |
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You know, she's not just anyone. |
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There are thousands in the phone booth, |
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Thousands at the gate. |
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There are thousands in the phone booth, |
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Thousands at the gate. |
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Ev'rybody wants to make a long-distance call |
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But you know they're just gonna have to wait. |
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If a call comes from Louisiana, |
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Please, let it ride. |
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If a call comes from Louisiana, |
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Please, let it ride. |
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This phone booth's on fire, |
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It's getting hot inside. |
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Ev'rybody wants to be my friend, |
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But nobody wants to get higher. |
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Ev'rybody wants to be my friend, |
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But nobody wants to get higher. |
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Long-distance operator, |
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I believe I'm stranglin' on this telephone wire. |
