Everybody rappin and talkin bout nothin and makin em sexy sounds
And in the meantime and in-between-time Im down here on the ground.
But now, Im not complainin about whats pertainin to my present status quo
About things gettin hard, ooh, my God inflation I know you know. Listen
Now just yesterday Id like to say before I got on my bed.
Now I was already tired on the for-real side and a few bills Id have got to pay
Now my phone rang and a cute little girl began to sing this tune,
She said Mr. Watson Id like to inform you your phone is turned off at noon!
Now that came to me as no surprise, cause last week I went up the coast,
I met a cute little girl that was all the way live and callin her I thought was the most!
She had them great big eyes and em great big legs and it gave my body a chill.
So, you know, I never thought about the cost and, no a telephone bill!
So I just kept on rappin, my hands got clappin, havin myself a ball,
Eh, ah you know, it slipped my mind it was at the same time I was makin a long distance call.
So that day before yesterday I ran into the problem just making them calls an hollers
And I picked up the envelope that contained my bill guess what 500 dollars!
Now, the next time I call this big-leg-cutie to make myself a date
Im gonna call that girl way after nine and get me the evening rate!
Now, I aint gonna tell her, shh, aint gonna tell her nothin to blow my frown thing,
But itll be way, way, way after nine when shell hear her telephone ring!
Ring it! Ring it! Ring that telephone!
Ring it! Ring it! Ring that telephone!
I said ring it! Ring it! Have yourself a thrill!
And when you ring it, ring it watch your phone bill!
Now I paid the bill and the deal was real and my talking resumed and all.
A, ah, I said from now on, pal, I must stick to my local calls!
Now, a few weeks passed, and I would just guess y-you know what Im talkin about
I say, when I got the bill the figure was so low, I was impressed! Knock me out!
Now, shortly that after something stopped my laughter, I was upside diggin in the yard,
Heard a ding and I heard a dong it was the phone! Ooh, my Lord!
Say, I dropped my shovel and my body I levelled and I made me a 100-yard dash
And then I straightened up my clothes and I blew my nose through a kleenex in the trash.
I composed myself and I picked up the phone and I was still kinda huffin and puffin
And the operator said would you accept a collect call? I said Aint that nothin?
But, uh, I was just cool, cause, you know, I didnt wanna be no fool, and, see, I didnt know who it was
It was the big-legged cutie from up off the coast tellin me that she was in love!
Then, now, for three whole minutes I planned to talk not now you all know I aint never lied!
But, in love or not, I planned to stop when the third minute arrived!
I went three minutes past it occured to me ooh! She might talk a week!
I-I said Im sorry, Baby, look, I gotta go! She was a telephone freak!
She said Oh, Johnny, talk a little longer! With you Im so in love!
I said I know, where youre comin from, I can dig it! I gotta go rehearse at the club!
She said Well, if you gotta go rehearse Ill call you later, theres some I gotta tell you whats on my mind!
I said Well, yeah okay, Baby, you can call me back anytime after nine!
Ring it! Ring it! Ring that telephone!
Why dont you ring it? Ring it? Ring that telephone?
And when you ring it, ring it, have yourself a thrill!
And ring it, ring it watch your phone bill!