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Everybody rappin' and talkin' 'bout nothin' and makin' 'em sexy sounds<br /> And in the meantime and in-between-time I'm down here on the ground.<br /> But now, I'm not complainin' about what's pertainin' to my present status quo<br /> About things gettin' hard, ooh, my God - inflation... I know you know. Listen:Now just yesterday I'd like to say before I got on my bed.<br /> Now I was already tired on the for-real side and a few bills I'd have got to pay...<br /> Now my phone rang and a cute little girl began to sing this tune,<br /> She said: "Mr. Watson I'd 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,<br /> I met a cute little girl that was all the way live and callin' her I thought was the most!<br /> She had them great big eyes and 'em great big legs and it gave my body a chill.<br /> 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,<br /> Eh, ah - you know, it slipped my mind it was at the same time I was makin' a long distance call.<br /> So that day before yesterday I ran into the problem just making them calls an hollers<br /> 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<br /> I'm gonna call that girl way after nine and get me the evening rate!<br /> Now, I ain't gonna tell her, shh, ain't gonna tell her nothin' to blow my frown thing,<br /> But it'll be way, way, way after nine when she'll hear her telephone ring!Ring it! Ring it! Ring that telephone!<br /> Ring it! Ring it! Ring that telephone!<br /> I said: ring it! Ring it! Have yourself a thrill!<br /> 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.<br /> A, ah, I said: from now on, pal, I must stick to my local calls!<br /> Now, a few weeks passed, and I would just guess - y-you know what I'm talkin' about -<br /> 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,<br /> Heard a "ding" and I heard a "dong" - it was the phone! Ooh, my Lord!<br /> Say, I dropped my shovel and my body I levelled and I made me a 100-yard dash<br /> 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'<br /> And the operator said "would you accept a collect call?" - I said: "Ain't that nothin'?"<br /> But, uh, I was just cool, 'cause, you know, I didn't wanna be no fool, and, see, I didn't know who it was -<br /> 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 ain't never lied!<br /> But, in love or not, I planned to stop when the third minute arrived!<br /> I went three minutes past - it occured to me: ooh! She might talk a week!<br /> I-I said: "I'm sorry, Baby, look, I gotta go!" - She was a telephone freak!She said: "Oh, Johnny, talk a little longer! With you I'm so in love!"<br /> I said: "I know, where you're comin' from, I can dig it! I gotta go rehearse at the club!"<br /> She said: "Well, if you gotta go rehearse I'll call you later, there's some I gotta tell you what's on my mind!"<br /> I said: "Well, yeah okay, Baby, you can call me back - anytime after nine!"Ring it! Ring it! Ring that telephone!<br /> Why don't you ring it? Ring it? Ring that telephone?<br /> And when you ring it, ring it, have yourself a thrill!<br /> And ring it, ring it: watch your phone bill<br /> <br /> Songwriters<br /> WATSON, JOHNNY GUITARPublished by<br /> Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group Song Discussions is protected by U.S. Patent 9401941. Other patents pending.Lyrics provided by TANCODEhttps://damnlyrics.com/" readonly=""/>