Ah...ah...ah...

Mr. Telephone Man

There's something wrong with my line
When I dial my baby's number
I get a click every time


Mr. Telephone Man
There's something wrong with my line

When I dial my baby's number
I get a click every time


When I dialed 611 repair service
She said, ?Hello, may I help you please??
I told her somethin' must be wrong with my phone

'Cause my baby wouldn't hang up on me

Mr. Telephone Man

There's something wrong with my line
When I dial my baby's number
I get a click every time


Mr. Telephone Man
There's something wrong with my line

When I dial my baby's number
I get a click every time


She let the phone ring twenty times before she answered
Let me tell you what happen then
A minute later I got the operator

Saying, ?Please hang up and place your call again?, baby

Mr. Telephone Man

There's something wrong with my line
When I dial my baby's number
I get a click every time


Mr. Telephone Man
Somethin's wrong with my line

I try to dial her number
But I get a click every time


Some strange man is on the telephone [The telephone]
He keeps tellin' me my baby ain't home [That she's not home]
She ain't got no party line

This situation's blowin' my mind
Oh, I just can't take this anymore


Please operator, see what you can do
I dialed the right number, but I still couldn't get though
Would you just check the line just one more time if you can

I'm pretty sure my phone wouldn't be answered by no man

Mr. Telephone Man

There's something wrong with my line
When I dial my baby's number
I get a click every time


Mr. Telephone Man
Something's wrong with my line

I try to dial her number
But I get a click every time


Must be a bad connection
I give her my love and affection (Oh, sugar)
I just can't take this no more

This situation's blowin' my mind
Can't get my baby on the line [On the line], ooh


I try dialing information [Mr. Telephone man]
I can't get no cooperation [Mr. Telephone man]
The system on the phone telling me my baby ain't at home

Ah, baby, I-I just can't take it anymore

Help me out

Please Mr. Telephone Man
Help me out
Please Mr. Telephone Man