Long-distance operator   Place this call, it's not for fun   Long-distance operator   Please place this call, you know it's not for fun   I gotta get a message to my baby   You know, she's not just anyone      There are thousands in the phone booth   Thousands at the gate   There are thousands in the phone booth   Thousands at the gate   Everybody wants to make a long-distance call   But you know they're just gonna have to wait      If the call comes from Louisiana   Please, let it ride   If the call comes from Louisiana   Please, let it ride   This phone booth's on fire   It's getting hot inside      Everybody wants to be my friend   But nobody wants to get higher   Everybody wants to be my friend   But nobody wants to get higher   Long-distance operator   I believe I'm stranglin' in this telephone wire