Telephone Bill-Johnny Guitar Watson

[ti:Telephone Bill] [ar:Johnny Guitar Watson] [al:The Hits (Best Of The Funk Yea] [by:] [offset:0] [00:01.81]Everybody rappin and talkin bout nothin and makin'em sexy sounds [00:05.77]And in the meantime and in-between-time I'm down here on the ground [00:10.06]But now I'm not complainin 'about what's pertainin'to my present status quo [00:12.91]About thing's gettin'hard ooh my God [00:16.78]Inflation I know you know Listen [00:19.21]Now just yesterday I'd like to say before I got on my bed [00:23.03]Now I was already tired on the for-real side [00:25.03]And a few bills I'd have got to pay [00:27.22]Now my phone rang and a cute little girl began to sing this tune [00:31.53]She said Mr Watson I'd like to inform you your phone is turned off at noon [00:35.52] [00:36.28]Now that came to me as no surprisecause' [00:38.68]Last week I went up the coast [00:40.37]I met a cute little girl that was all the way live [00:42.80]And callin'her I thought was the most [00:44.82]She had them great big eyes [00:46.25]And'em great big legs and it gave my body a chill [00:48.96]So you know I never thought about the cost and no a telephone bill [00:52.97] [00:53.66]So I just kept on rappin'my hands got clappin'havin'myself a ball [00:57.73]Eh ah – you know it slipped my mind it was at the same time [01:01.10]I was makin'a long distance call [01:02.35]So that day before yesterday I ran into the problem [01:04.54]Just making them calls an hollers [01:05.66] [01:06.33]And I picked up the envelope that contained my bill [01:08.77]Guess what 500 dollars [01:10.88]Now the next time I call this big-leg-cutie to make myself a date [01:14.20] [01:15.23]I'm gonna call that girl way after nine and get me the evening rate [01:18.84] [01:19.65]Now I ain't gonna tell her shh ain't gonna tell her nothin'to blow my frown thing [01:24.47]But it'll be way way way after nine when she'll hear her telephone ring [01:28.34]Ring it Ring it Ring that telephone [01:31.76] [01:32.70]Ring it Ring it Ring that telephone [01:36.44] [01:37.00]I said: ring it Ring it Have yourself a thrill [01:41.25]And when you ring it ring it watch your phone bill [01:45.64]Now I paid the bill and the deal was real [01:47.84]And my talking resumed and all [01:49.64]A ah I said: from now on pal I must stick to my local calls [01:53.34] [01:54.28]Now a few weeks passed [01:55.46]And I would just guess – y-you know what I'm talkin'about [01:57.96] [01:58.59]I say when I got the bill the figure was so low [02:01.08]I was impressed Knock me out [02:03.07]Now shortly that after something stopped my laughter [02:05.39]I was upside diggin'in the yard [02:07.39]Heard adingand I heard a dong it was the phone Ooh my Lord [02:11.26]Say I dropped my shovel and my body I levelled [02:13.71]And I made me a 100-yard dash [02:15.58]And then I straightened up my clothes [02:17.41]And I blew my nose through a kleenex in the trash [02:20.23]I composed myself and I picked up the phone [02:22.43]And I was still kinda huffin'and puffin’ [02:24.48]And the operator saidwould you accept a collect call [02:26.54]I said:"Ain't that nothin” [02:29.35]But uh I was just cool'cause you know [02:31.34]I didn ’t wanna be no fool and see I didn't know who it was [02:34.21]It was the big-legged cutie from up off the coast tellin'me that she was in love [02:37.83]Then now for three whole minutes I planned to talk [02:40.01]Not now you all know I ain't never lied [02:42.01]But in love or not I planned to stop when the third minute arrived [02:45.22] [02:46.04]I went three minutes past – it occured to me ooh She might talk a week [02:49.94] [02:50.77]I I said: I'm sorry Baby look I gotta go"– She was a telephone freak [02:55.21]She said:Oh Johnny talk a little longer With you I'm so in love [02:59.41]I said:I know where you're comin'from [03:00.65]I can dig it I gotta go rehearse at the club [03:03.64]She said:Well if you gotta go rehearse [03:05.08]I'll call you later there's some I gotta tell you what's on my mind [03:07.91]I said:Well yeah okay Baby you can call me back anytime after nine [03:11.27] [03:12.83]Ring it Ring it Ring that telephone [03:16.77]Why don't you ring it Ring it Ring that telephone [03:20.81]And when you ring it ring it have yourself a thrill [03:25.57]And ring it ring it watch your phone bill