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

mail man 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