Tulsa Telephone Book Lyrics by Tom T. Hall

Tulsa Telephone Book Lyrics

    Have you read any good telephone books lately?
    If you ain't then let me recommend one
    I've already read that tulsa telephone book through thirteen times
    If you don't know any last names it ain't much fun

    Readin' that tulsa telephone book, can drive a guy insane
    Especially if that girl you're lookin' for has no last name
    I gotta find her and tell her, i don't want our love to end
    So i'm readin' that tulsa telephone book again

    Well, i was in tulsa and didn't have anything goin'
    She lived in tulsa and didn't have anything on
    She said, "my name is shirley," and i said, "my name is t."
    I woke up the next mornin' and she was gone

    All of the tulsa operators know my voice now
    And they gotta know how long i've been alone
    If you meet a girl named shirley with some ribbons in her hair
    Would you tell her that she's wanted on the phone

    Readin' that tulsa telephone book, can drive a guy insane
    Especially if that girl you're lookin' for has no last name
    I gotta find her and tell her, i don't want our love to end
    So i'm readin' that tulsa telephone book again
    I'm readin' that tulsa telephone book again

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