8 Telephone

© 2010 Hoke Simpson/No Alibi Music ASCAP

Telephone

Hoke Simpson III

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Well I called my baby

On the telephone

She pick it up

Say no one home


If yo’ name be Johnny

Or yo’ name be Jack

I gone to de country

An’ I won’ be back


If yo’ name be Lonny

Or yo’ name be Al

You best be findin’

Some other gal


If yo’ name be Benny

Or yo’ name be Bruce

Well heah’s de message

I done cut you loose


If yo’ name be Harry

Or yo’ name be Dick

You jus’ done lost

Yo’ dixie chick

Well de conversation

Give me de blues

‘Cause de words she sayin’

Dey’s sho bad news


So I hangs up

An’ I feels ashame’

‘Cause dat ol’ gal

Don’ even know my name


Well I calls her back

An’ befo’ I spoke

She say it’s all right

‘Cause I loves you Hoke


Well de sun come out

An’ I’m feelin’ good

‘Cause dat gal love me

Like you know she would

Well it’s goodbye Johnny

An’ it’s so long Jack

An’ Bruce an’ Benny

Know they won’ be back


An’ it’s goodbye Harry

An’ goodbye Jim

An’ goodbye Lonny

Glad I ain’ him


Dey ain’ no cause

Fo’ me to weep an’ moan

Gal say she love me

On de telephone