Long Distance Operator

by Bob Dylan & The Band

From the album: The Basement Tapes

Track 23 of 24 on The Basement Tapes (1975).

Duration: 3:39

The Basement Tapes cover art

Lyrics for Long Distance Operator

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 Ev'rybody wants to make a long-distance call But you know they're just gonna have to wait Ev'rybody wants to be my friend But nobody wants to get higher Ev'rybody wants to be my friend But nobody wants to get higher Long-distance operator I believe I'm stranglin' in this telephone wire

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  19. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
  20. Don't Ya Tell Henry
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  23. Long Distance Operator
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