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 dial 6-1-1 paid service
 She said ?hello, may I help you please?
 I told her something must be wrong with my phone
 Cause my baby wouldn?t hang up on me

 Chorus:
 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

 He let the phone ring
 20 times before he answered
 Let me tell you what happened then
 A minute later, I got the operator, saying
 ?Please hang up and place you call again? baby

 Chorus:
 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 the line
 (There?s something wrong with my line)
 When I dial his number
 (When I dial my baby?s number)
 (I get a click every time)

 Some strange woman is on the telephone (the telephone)
 Keeps telling me that my baby, he ain?t home (that he?s not home)
 He ain?t got no party line, this situation blows my mind
 Oh... I just can?t take this anymore

 Bridge:
 Please operator, see what you can do
 I dialed the right number, but I still couldn?t get through
 Would you just check the wire, his number one more time if you can
 I?m pretty sure he?s phone ain?t being answered by no woman

 Chorus:
 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 the line
 (There?s something wrong with my line)
 When I dial his number
 (When I dial my baby?s number)
 (I get a click every time)

 Must be a bad connection
 With my loving affection
 Ah Baby, I just can?t take this no more
 This situation blows my mind
 Can?t get my baby on the line
 (On the line)

 Chorus:
 Mr. telephone man (I tried dialing information)
 There?s something wrong with my line
 When I dial my baby?s number (I get no cooperation)
 I get a click every time
 Mr. telephone man (Mr. on the phone telling me my baby ain?t home)
 There?s something wrong with my line
 When I dial my baby?s number (ah baby)
 I get a click every time (I just can?t take it anymore)

 Mr. telephone man (help me out)
 There?s something wrong with my line (please Mr. Telephone Man)
 When I dial my baby?s number (help me out)
 I get a click every time (please Mr. Telephone Man)
 Mr. telephone man there?s something wrong with the line (Mr. Telephone Man)
 When I dial his number I get a click every time