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