Sylvias Mother Lyrics
By Dr Hook

Below you'll find the Sylvias Mother lyrics and my full version acoustic demo.

A huge hit for Dr Hook in 1972, the song was written by Shel Silverstein, who wrote many Dr Hook songs and songs by other artists including Boy Named Sue, by Johnny Cash, The Unicorn by The Irish Rovers and many others. This song was a real life experience Silverstein was goin thru as he was trying to stop his love from getting married to another man ... and her mother was running interference.




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--- Start Of Sylvias Mother Lyrics ---

Sylvia's mother - says Sylvia's busy - too busy to come to the phone
Sylvia's mother says - Sylvia's tryin - to start a new life of her own
Sylvia's mother says - Sylvia's happy - so why don't you leave her alone
And the operator says forty cents more - for the next - three minutes

Please Mrs. Avery I just gotta talk to her
I'll only keep her a while
Please Mrs. Avery I - just wanna tell her - goodbye

Sylvia's mother says - Sylvia's packin - shes gonna be leavin today
Sylvia's mother - says Sylvia's marryin - a fella down Galveston way
Sylvia's mother says - please don't say nothin
To make her start cryin' and stay
And the operator says forty cents more for the next three minutes

Please Mrs. Avery I - just gotta talk to her
I'll only keep her a while
Please Mrs. Avery I - just wanna tell her - goodbye

Sylvia's mother says - Sylvias hurryin
She's catchin' the nine o'clock train
Sylvia's mother says - take your umbrella - cause Sylvie its startin to rain
And - Sylvia's mother says - thank you for callin
And sir won't you call back again
And the operator says forty cents more for the next three minutes

Please Mrs. Avery I - just gotta talk to her
I'll only keep her a while
Please Mrs. Avery I - just wanna tell her - goodbye

Tell her goodbye...
Please... tell her goodbye..


---- End of Sylvias Mother Lyrics ----

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