A song from Ziegfeld Follies 1913.
Words by George V. Hobart.
Music by Raymond Hubbell.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. Ting-a-ling! Ting-a-ling!
Oh! the telephone maid
Has a racy job and rare
If she started to disclose
All the secrets that she knows
No one would be safe out there
Ting-a-ling! Ting-a-ling!
Oh! the telephone maid
In her class is all alone
But she’s silent and discreet
And she never does repeat
what she hears on the telephone
Refrain:
Hello Honey! It’s your only
Only calling dear for you
Hello Honey! Are you lonely, lonely?
I’m all alone, dear, too
How I long for you, and miss you
Just to snuggle and juggle and kiss you
Hello Honey, I’m your own-ey, ow-ey
And I wouldn’t tell a phony”
When I telephone to you
2. Ting-a-ling! Ting-a-ling!
Oh! the telephone maid
Must never show surprise
When Dolly spoons with John
Is the operator on?
You may be sure that she is wise
Ting-a-ling! Ting-a-ling!
Oh! the telephone maid
With a voice so soft and slow
If she’ll vocalize with care
She may catch a millionaire
By the way that she says “Hello”