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Hello ma baby - Howard and Emerson
[Verse 1]
FI've got a little baby, but she's out of sight,
FI talk to her aGcross the telCephone.
CI've never seen my honey but she's mine all right,
CSo take my tip and leC7ave this gal alFone.
FEvery single morning you will hear me yell,
"Hey CD7entral! Fix me up along the lGmine."
He connA#ects me with ma hoA#mney, then I Frings the beD7ll,
And tG7his is what I say to baby mC7ine,
[Chorus]
FHello! ma baby, D7Hello! Ma honey, HG7ello! ma ragtime gal.
C7Send me a kiss by wire, bFaby my E7heart's on fC7ire!
FIf you refuse me, D7Honey, you'll lose me, G7then you'll be left alone;
Oh baby, Ctelephone and C7tell me I'm your Fown.C  
[Verse 2]
This mForning, through the phone, she said her name was Bess.
And Fnow I kind of knGow where I am aCt;
I'm Csatisfied because I've got my babe's address,
Here, Cpasted in the lC7ining of my hFat.
I Fam mighty scared,  'Cause if the wires get crossed,
'Twill sepF7arate me from ma baby miA#ne,
Then some A#other guy will wA#min her, And my Fgame is lD7ost,
And sG7o each day I shout along the C7line:
[Chorus]
FHello! ma baby, D7Hello! Ma honey, HG7ello! ma ragtime gal.
C7Send me a kiss by wire, bFaby my E7heart's on fC7ire!
FIf you refuse me, D7Honey, you'll lose me, G7then you'll be left alone;
Oh baby, Ctelephone and C7tell me I'm your Fown.C  

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Hello Ma Baby

by Howard and Emerson

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Hello ma baby - Howard and Emerson

[Verse 1]

I've got a little baby, but she's out of sight,

F G C

I talk to her across the telephone.

I've never seen my honey but she's mine all right,

C C7 F

So take my tip and leave this gal alone.

Every single morning you will hear me yell,

D7 Gm

"Hey Central! Fix me up along the line."

A# A#m F D7

He connects me with ma honey, then I rings the bell,

G7 C7

And this is what I say to baby mine,

[Chorus]

F D7 G7

Hello! ma baby, Hello! Ma honey, Hello! ma ragtime gal.

C7 F E7 C7

Send me a kiss by wire, baby my heart's on fire!

F D7 G7

If you refuse me, Honey, you'll lose me, then you'll be left alone;

C C7 F C

Oh baby, telephone and tell me I'm your own.

[Verse 2]

This morning, through the phone, she said her name was Bess.

F G C

And now I kind of know where I am at;

I'm satisfied because I've got my babe's address,

C C7 F

Here, pasted in the lining of my hat.

I am mighty scared, 'Cause if the wires get crossed,

F7 A#

'Twill separate me from ma baby mine,

A# A#m F D7

Then some other guy will win her, And my game is lost,

G7 C7

And so each day I shout along the line:

[Chorus]

F D7 G7

Hello! ma baby, Hello! Ma honey, Hello! ma ragtime gal.

C7 F E7 C7

Send me a kiss by wire, baby my heart's on fire!

F D7 G7

If you refuse me, Honey, you'll lose me, then you'll be left alone;

C C7 F C

Oh baby, telephone and tell me I'm your own.

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