TELEPHONE SONG, THE
(Peter Hart /Johnny  Brandon)

as recorded by The Andrews Sisters
with Vic Schoen & his Orchestra
1950


Ting-a-ling ting-a-ling goes the telephone,
Ting-a-lingle-lingle-lingle goes my heart.
Ting-a-ling ting-a-ling goes the telephone,
And I know that the fireworks will start!

Could be the butcher or the baker,
Or the man with some fish on his tray.
Could be the grocer or the candlestickle maker,
Or the boy across the way to say -

Come on out, come on out, on the telephone,
Come on out and have a little fun tonight.
Come on out, help us out and I'm all alone,
And there's nobody else here in sight!

I know it could be,
I'm sure it should be,
I'm so frightened 'cause it mightn't be, but then
Ting-a-ling ting-a-ling goes the telephone,
Ting-a-lingle goes my heart again!

Ting-a-ling ting-a-ling goes the telephone,
Ting-a-lingle-lingle-lingle goes my heart.
Ting-a-ling ting-a-ling goes the telephone,
And I know that the fireworks will start!

Could be the butcher or the baker,
Or the man with some fish on his tray.
Could be the grocer or the candlestickle maker,
Or the boy across the way to say -

Come on out, come on out, on the telephone,
Come on out and have a little fun tonight.
Come on out, help us out and I'm all alone,
And there's nobody else here in sight!

I know it could be,
I'm sure it should be,
I'm so frightened 'cause it mightn't be, but then
Ting-a-ling ting-a-ling goes the telephone,
Ting-a-lingle goes my heart again, again, again, again,
Ting-a-lingle goes my heart again!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - July 2017)