Mr.Telephone Man

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mr telephone man there's something wrong with my line
when i dial my baby's number i get a click every time
mr telephone man there's something wrong with my line
when i dial my baby's number i get a click every time

when i dial 6 1 1 paid service
she said ''hello may i help you please''
i told her something must be wrong with my phone
cause my baby wouldn't hang up on me

chorus
mr telephone man there's something wrong with my line
when i dial my baby's number i get a click every time
mr telephone man there's something wrong with my line
when i dial my baby's number i get a click every time

he let the phone ring
20 times before he answered
let me tell you what happened then
a minute later i got the operator saying
''please hang up and place you call again'' baby

chorus
mr telephone man
there's something wrong with my line
when i dial my baby's number
i get a click every time
mr telephone man
something's wrong with the line
there's something wrong with my line
when i dial his number
when i dial my baby's number
i get a click every time

some strange woman is on the telephone the telephone
keeps telling me that my baby he ain't home that he's not home
he ain't got no party line this situation blows my mind
oh i just can't take this anymore

bridge
please operator see what you can do
i dialed the right number but i still couldn't get through
would you just check the wire his number one more time if you can
i'm pretty sure he's phone ain't being answered by no woman

chorus
mr telephone man
there's something wrong with my line
when i dial my baby's number
i get a click every time
mr telephone man
something's wrong with the line
there's something wrong with my line
when i dial his number
when i dial my baby's number
i get a click every time

must be a bad connection
with my loving affection
ah baby i just can't take this no more
this situation blows my mind
can't get my baby on the line
on the line

chorus
mr telephone man i tried dialing information
there's something wrong with my line
when i dial my baby's number i get no cooperation
i get a click every time
mr telephone man mr on the phone telling me my baby ain't home
there's something wrong with my line
when i dial my baby's number ah baby
i get a click every time i just can't take it anymore

mr telephone man help me out
there's something wrong with my line please mr telephone man
when i dial my baby's number help me out
i get a click every time please mr telephone man
mr telephone man there's something wrong with the line mr telephone man
when i dial his number i get a click every time