The Telephone Man July 30 2005
My sister had this song on a 45 when we were younger. It was so damn funny, she played it over and over again. I’d bet she still knows the lyrics by heart. Lyrics found here and here, for your personal enjoyment. Thanks, David Hayman and Ramusson, wherever you are.
The Lyrics
Telephone Man
Meri Wilson
(Wilson)
-Peaked at #18 in 1977 and was her only hit
-Sold over a million copies
-A “novelty” song
-Produced by Boomer Castleman and Jim Rutledge of “Bloodrock”
I went to my apartment on a Monday at one
A-singin’ do lolly, lolly shicky bum, shicky bum
Started movin’ in it on a Tuesday at two
A-singin’ do lolly, lolly shicky do, shicky do
Wednesday at three I called the phone company, singin’:
“Hey baby, put a phone in for me”
Thursday at four he came a-knockin’ at my door, singin’:
“Hey, baby, I’m your telephone man
You just show me where you want it and I’ll put it where I can
I can put it in the bedroom, I can put it in the hall
I can put it in the bathroom, I can hang it on the wall
You can have it with a buzz, you can have it with a ring
And if you really want it you can have a ding-a-ling
Because-a hey baby, I’m your telephone man”
Can you believe that? And then he says:
“Now when other fellas call ya tell ‘em how it all began”
Well…can you imagine?
My heart began a-thumpin’ and my mind began to fly
And I knew I wasn’t dealin’ with no ordinary guy
So while he was a-talking I was thinkin’ up my plan
Then my fingers did the walkin’ on the telephone man
Singin’ hey lolly, lolly
Hey lolly, lolly
Hey lolly, lolly
Get it any way you can
Right? Ha ha ha, so…
I got it in the bedroom, and I got it in the hall
And I got it in the bathroom, and he hung it on the wall
I got it with a buzz, and I got it with a ring
And when he told me what my number was I got a ding-a-ling
A-singin’ hey lolly, lolly
Hey lolly, lolly
Hey lolly, lolly
Just-a doin’ my thing
Ha, ha…I’ve never done anything like this before!
[giggles , sighs]
[telephone rings][/telephone][/giggles]
I remember that song!! And to think, I probably would have died having never thought of it again if not for you!
Something has gone wrong with my last post…can you email me…i don’t have your address.
Jon? YOU POSTED THIS ON MY BLOG? Do you KNOW how many searches for this song bring people here? Like 15 a month!
It’s right up there with uvula pictures and body on tap shampoo searches.
I made reference to this song the other day and the 2 guys looked at me like I had lost my mind…then I realized they were WAY to young to remember it……