Long-distance operator,
Place this call, it´s not for fun.
Long-distance operator,
Please, place this call, you know it´s not for fun.

I gotta get a message to my baby,
You know, she´s not just anyone.

There are thousands in the phone booth,
Thousands at the gate.
There are thousands in the phone booth,
Thousands at the gate.
Ev´rybody wants to make a long-distance call
But you know they´re just gonna have to wait.

If a call comes from Louisiana,
Please, let it ride.
If a call comes from Louisiana,
Please, let it ride.
This phone booth´s on fire,
It´s getting hot inside.

Ev´rybody wants to be my friend,

But nobody wants to get higher.
Ev´rybody wants to be my friend,
But nobody wants to get higher.
Long-distance operator,
I believe I´m stranglin´ on this telephone wire.