Hello Operator

Album: De Stijl (2000)
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  • Hello, operator
    Can you give me number nine?
    Can I see you later?
    Will you give me back my dime?
    Turn the oscillator
    Twist it with a dollar bill
    Mailman, bring the paper
    Leave it on my window sill

    Find a canary
    A bird to bring my message home
    Carry my obituary
    My coffin doesn't have a phone
    How you gonna get the money?
    Send papers to an empty home?
    How you gonna get the money?
    Nobody to answer the phone Writer/s: John Anthony White
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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  • Karl from Ingatestone, United KingdomJack White is a start, and The White Stripes have living proof that by 2003, they were and still are a fantastic live band
  • Alden from Asheville, Nc"Turn the oscillator...twist it with a dollar bill..."
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