I've got a little baby, but she's out of sight,
I talk to her along the telephone,
I've never seen my baby, but she's mine, all right,
So take a tip, and leave that gal alone!
Every single morning, you can hear me yell,
"Hey Central! fix me up along the line,"
She connects me with my honey
And then rings the bell,
And this is what I say to baby mine
"Hello! ma Baby,
Hello! ma honey,
Hello! ma ragtime gal,
Send me a kiss by wire,
Honey, my heart's on fire!
If you refuse me,
Honey, you'll lose me,
Then you'll be left alone,
So honey, telephone
Tell me I'm your own"
This morning, through the phone,
She said her name was Bess,
And now I kind of know where I am at,
I'm satisfied because I've got my babe's address,
Pasted in the lining of my hat,
Now, I am mighty scared,
'Cause if the wires get crossed,
Will separate me from ma baby mine,
Then some other guy will win her,
And the game is lost,
And so each day I shout along the line:
"Hello! ma Baby,
Hello! ma honey,
Hello! ma ragtime gal,
Send me a kiss by wire,
Honey, my heart's on fire!
If you refuse me,
Honey, you'll lose me,
Then you'll be left alone,
So honey, telephone
Tell me I'm your own"
"Hello! ma Baby,
Hello! ma honey,
Hello! ma ragtime gal,
Send me a kiss by wire,
Honey, my heart's on fire!
If you refuse me,
Honey, you'll lose me,
Then you'll be left alone,
So honey, telephone
Tell me I'm your own"
I'm your own.