. Sonnets of a telephone girl . 11. HE other day a fellow called ,for RedThree nine, three one, and I just an-swered, What?And Number, please ? and my! that fellow gotSo mad at me that he just swore and said: Connect me with 600 right away; Ill bet ril make it hot enough for you! But I just laughed; we hear that every day, And not a blessed thing does our boss do. Sometimes, when kicks come flyin in too send a fellow out to test the line,And for about a week the phones work fine,And people they forget about the past; And then, first thing we know, why, us girls hear,Hello, there, C
. Sonnets of a telephone girl . 11. HE other day a fellow called ,for RedThree nine, three one, and I just an-swered, What?And Number, please ? and my! that fellow gotSo mad at me that he just swore and said: Connect me with 600 right away; Ill bet ril make it hot enough for you! But I just laughed; we hear that every day, And not a blessed thing does our boss do. Sometimes, when kicks come flyin in too send a fellow out to test the line,And for about a week the phones work fine,And people they forget about the past; And then, first thing we know, why, us girls hear,Hello, there, Central! My phones out ofgear!. III. WISHT I had a beau like one girls got,Who calls him up a dozen times a day,And I hear every blessed word they say;And my! he calls her honey, and a lotOf awful sweet things that I like to hear. I hope some fellow, soon will know enough To call me tootsy-wootsy, pet and dear, And angel, and a lot of that sweet stuff! His name is Willie, cause I heard her sayIt to him kind of lovin-like and ! but I wisht that fellow was my beau, And I could be right with him every day!And lay my head right on his heavin smile at him and—he would do the rest!
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