Tonight's christmas eve and i'm waiting by the phone There's no one else around me, i'm sitting here alone Hey there, operator, please put through my call If i don't hear from my baby, christmas tears will fall I could be with my friends, but i'd only bring 'em down Christmas eve is lonely, when your baby's not around Hey there, operator, promised her i'd call If i don't speak to my baby, christmas tears will fall What's that operator? you say the lines are down? Well, what's the good of christmas if your baby's not around Is there no way to connect us? are you really sure? Hold on, wait a minute! there's someone at the door Hey there, operator, please forget my call My baby's just walked in, happy christmas after all Hey there operator, please forget my call Happy christmas! after all!