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Operator Lyrics By Brenda Holloway

    operator operator i’m so glad that you rang my phone
    operator operator i’m so glad that you found me home

    i can hear my long gone lover
    i’ve waited such a long long time
    so please operator
    put him on the line i want him on the line
    i want him on the line
    i wanna talk to that long gone lover of mine

    operator operator there is static in my line
    did he say that his love was true
    did he say that his love was mine
    did he say he was coming home
    did he say where he has been
    i can’t hear a word he’s saying
    if you keep buttin’ in you keep buttin’ in
    you keep buttin’ in
    i wanna know if he’s comin’ home again

    it shouldn’t take this much time
    to clear my line to ease my mind
    oh operator please get straight
    it’s unfair to make me wait any longer
    my curiosity is stronger
    don’t you know that it’s wrong oh so wrong

    operator operator this is very strange
    what is the holdup here doesn’t he have the change
    oh please operator if he don’t have another dime
    rethe charge to me
    put him on the line i want him on the line
    i want him on the line
    i wanna talk to that long gone lover of mine

    i didn’t expect him please connect him right way
    i beg of you to put him through without delay

    Artist: Brenda Holloway

    Year: 1965

    Decade: 60s

    Language: en

    Word Count: 120