Show J Jus t F s By Edgar Edger A. A Gus Guest TELEPHONE CALLS When the telephone starts ringing Every evening after tea Well I know it isn't bringing ny news for Ma or me For from shortly after seven seven- This is gospel truth I own- own Till the hall hail clock chimes eleven Little Janet rules the phone Now my voice grows crisp and crisper As I answer calls like these Boyish voices or girlish whisper May ay I speak to Janet please And though urgent business matters matters matters mat mat- May perhaps be waiting me Its It's the stuff that Janet chatters Most important seems to be It is not that thaI rm Im complaining I As she giggles on the line Une I Iam am merely now explaining That the calls ar are seldom mine On the fofa ofa legs tucked under Janet talks the evening out While I sit there and I wonder What the speech can be about I Well may no no worse luck befall her When the time of schooling ends Than to have so many call aU her Who are as her friends And may no worse duty task me Than to answer calls like these Hearing youthful voices ask m me May ay I speak to lo Janet please Copyright 1936 Edgar A A. Quest guest J. J |