I had a phone pal long ago
I loved her voice but her face she never showed to me
I call her almost everyday
Even when there is nothing to say
And then one day I'm all alone
I call her on the telephone

Oh her telephone ring and ring and ring
While I think about the things I want to say to her
When she answers I will say hello
You don't know me but you I know
Her telephone ring a fеw more times
And suddenly hеr voice is on the line saying

This is a machine answering
I am not here but you can talk to me
This is a machine answering
I go out for a while but I shall return

This is a machine answering
Speak your name and your telephone number
This is a machine this is a machine
This is a machine answering

Oh the phone's supposed to be good for conversation
But what can you talk about with automation
I scratch my head and try to say something
Then I shake my head 'cause I can say nothing
While wondering what to tell my friend
The answering machine answers again saying

This is a machine answering
I am not here but you can talk to me
This is a machine answering
I go out for a while but I shall return

This is a machine answering
Speak your name and your telephone number
This is a machine this is a machine
This is a machine answering

I said If I am here but you're not there
How can we talk to each other
If you're not there you cannot hear
The secret message that's for you my dear
I'll whisper now so you will know
The secret is I love you so and she says

This is a machine answering
I am not here but you can talk to me
This is a machine answering
I go out for a while but I shall return

This is a machine answering
Speak your name and your telephone number
This is a machine this is a machine
This is a machine answering

This is a machine answering
I am not here but you can talk to me
This is a machine answering
I go out for a while but I shall return

This is a machine answering
Speak your name and your telephone number
This is a machine this is a machine
This is a machine answering

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