I'se got a little baby but she's outta sight
I talk to her across the telephone
I'se never seen my honey, but she's mine, alright
So, take my tip and leave this girl alone

Ev'ry single morning, you will hear me yell
"Hey, Central, fix me up along the line"
He connects me with my honey, then I rings the bell
And this is what I say to baby-mine

Hello, ma baby! Hello, ma honey!
Hello, ma ragtime gal!
Send me a kiss by wire
Baby, my heart's on fire

If you refuse me, honey, you'll lose me
Then you'll be left alone, oh baby
Telephone and tell me I'se your own

This morning through the phone she said her name was Bess
And now I kind of know where I am at
I'se satisfied because I've got my babe's address
Here pasted in the lining of my hat

I am mighty scared that if the wires get crossed
'Twill separate me from my baby-mine
Then some other coon will win her and the game is lost
And so each day I shout along the line

Hello, ma baby! Hello, ma honey!
Hello, ma ragtime gal
Send me a kiss by wire
Baby, my heart's on fire

If you refuse me, honey, you'll lose me
Then you'll be left alone, oh baby
Telephone and tell me I'se your own
Lyrics from a song in Public Domain