telephone call from istanbul

all night long on the broken glass

livin in a medicine chest

mediteromanian hotel back

sprawled across a roll top desk

the monkey rode the blade on an

overhead fan

they paint the donkey blue if you pay

i got a telephone call from istanbul

my baby's coming home today

will you sell me one of those if i shave my head

get me out of town is what fireball said

never trust a man in a blue trench coat

never drive a car when you're dead

saturday's a festival

friday's a gem

dye your hair yellow

and raise your hem

follow me to beulah's on

dry creek road

i got to wear the hat that my baby done sewed

take me down to buy a tux

on red rose bear

got to cut a hole in the day

i got a telephone call from istanbul

my baby's coming home today