Telephone Girls 1919 Zip Goes A Million

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 05 Jun 2006
2006

Telephoning is an indoor sport
that has no great appeal.
I however, do not mind it.
Quite enjoyable I find it.
Where you telephoners all fall short
I get a better deal.
Lots of Hello girls
have mild affairs with me.
Operators are my specialty

Now there is little Lill
from Murry Hill
I like her best of all,
that is till Betty Hale
of Intervale gives me a call:
The voice of little Elsie
down in Chelsea
made me fall Tingalingaling
there is the girl from Spring.
Leave it to Jane,
the girl from Main,
to set my brain awhirl.
Nellie McClurg from Williamsburg
I won somehow
But Irene the Queen of Bowling Green
is sweeter than the rest,
she's the girl that's got my number now.

For instance Velma Vaugh,
from Audubon believes that I'm a tease,
because I say I like the way
she whispers: "Number please,"
There's Mary Earl the Yonkers girl,
who always rolls her "threes" and
Doris Day from up Columbus Way.
Marion Merkle up in Circle
is a charming Miss
though she is sweet and hard to beat,
I must allow Mae McBride
the pride of Morningside
is twice as nice as she
She's the girl that's got my number now.

When you're telephoning
you should use
the voice that has a smile.
Bell's own circulars advise it
but nobody ever tries it,
gentle speeches are the kind to choose
or else you'll wait a while.
I say: "Oh, good morning, dear," and
not "Hello."
That's why operators like me so.

Now there is little Lill
from Murry Hill
I like her best of all,
that is till Betty Hale
of Intervale gives me a call:
The voice of little Elsie
down in Chelsea
made me fall Tingalingaling
there is the girl from Spring.
Leave it to Jane,
the girl from Main,
to set my brain awhirl.
Nellie McClurg from Williamsburg
I won somehow
But Irene the Queen of Bowling Green
is sweeter than the rest,
she's the girl that's got my number now.

For instance Velma Vaugh,
from Audubon believes that I'm a tease,
because I say I like the way
she whispers: "Number please,"
There's Mary Earl the Yonkers girl,
who always rolls her "threes" and
Doris Day from up Columbus Way.
Marion Merkle up in Circle
is a charming Miss
though she is sweet and hard to beat,
I must allow Mae McBride
the pride of Morningside
is twice as nice as she
She's the girl that's got my number now.

Soft karaoke
Words
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lyric
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Telephone Girls 1919 Kern
from "Zip Goes A Million"
Music by Jerome Kern
Lyrics by Bud De Sylva
© MCMXIX by T.B.Harms Inc.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Monday 05 June 2006 at 10.40
in association with Doug Grierson
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