Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, Sylvia's Mother (1972)
^{Key: :[G#] (w: Shel Silverstein)}

INTRO: [G#] [G#]

VERSE 1:
[G#] Sylvia's mother says "Sylvia's busy, too busy to come to the [D#] phone"
[D#] Sylvia's mother says "Sylvia's trying, to start a new life of her [G#] own"
[C#] Sylvia's mother says [G#] "Sylvia's happy, so [D#] why don't you leave her a-[G#]-lone"
And the [D#] operator says: "Forty cents more, for the next three minutes"

CHORUS:
[C#] Please Mrs Avery I've [G#] just got to talk to her
[D#] I'll only keep her a-[G#]-while
[C#] Please Mrs Avery I just [G#] want to tell her, good-[D#]-bye [D#]

VERSE 2:
[G#] Sylvia's mother says "Sylvia's packing, she's goin' to be leaving [D#] today"
[D#] Sylvia's mother says "Sylvia's marrying, a fellow down Galveston [G#] way"
[C#] Sylvia's mother says [G#] "Please don't say nothing, to [D#] make her start crying and [G#] stay"
And the [D#] operator says "Forty cents more, for the next three minutes"

REPEAT CHORUS:

VERSE 3:
[G#] Sylvia's mother says "Sylvia's hurrying, she's catching the nine o'clock [D#] train"
[D#] Sylvia's mother says "Take your umbrella, cause Sylvia it's starting to [G#] rain"
And [C#] Sylvia's mother says [G#] "Thank you for calling, and sir [D#] won't you call back a-[G#]-gain"
And the [D#] operator says "Forty cents more, for the next three minutes"

REPEAT CHORUS:

OUTRO:
Tell her good-[D#]-bye, please, tell her good-[D#]-bye