Telephone Operator

By Howell Dawdy

On Smells Like Love

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Well my cars outta gas

My skateboard's broke

My mountain bike

Has got a busted spoke

Can’t take a plane

'Cause they’re all booked up

Can’t take a roller coaster

'Cause I’m not tall enough

Supposed to see my baby February 14

But the jokes in my desk calendar were too

Funny

So I don’t know the date

And I need see my baby today

Telephone operator gimme a ring

I can’t seem to figure how to work this thing

And I’m missing my baby

Missing my baby

Missing my baby tonight

Tried to reach my baby

Through the USPS

Drew a picture of her on the front

'Cause I don’t her address

Tried to send a fax but her

Machine wasn’t on

Yelled her name out on ham

Radio and she did not respond

Supposed to pick her up February 14

But the date’s been wrong on my rolex since I bought the thing

So I don’t know the day

But I want to see my baby right away

Telephone operator gimme a ring

I can’t seem to figure how to work this thing

And I’m missing my baby

Missing my baby

Missing my baby tonight

Telephone operator gimme a ring

Not sure how to even talk into this thing

And I’m missing my baby

Missing my baby

Missing my baby tonight

Operator please tell me the time and the date

And gimme the phone number to my baby’s place

I can’t ride sea biscuit

'Cause I heard that he’s dead

Not gonna ride a donkey

Unless it was ethically bred

Tried to hitchhike but I got

Stumpy thumbs

Tried to write a song

But it made me sound dumb

Telephone operator gimme a ring

Can’t find any buttons or a dial on this thing

And I’m missing my babt

Missing my baby

Missing my baby tonight