Singing the Telegraph Credits | Back to Menu I Just Received a Telegram from Baby, (1899) Words: Will A. Heelen Music: Harry Von Tilzer Lyrics: A guy sat in a lonely cell, he couldn't sit outside Until he paid his little fine, to raise it he had tried. He'd been out with a vaudeville show, got mixed up in a fight, And telegraphed his baby for some coin on Saturday night. On Sunday and Monday that fellow had the blues, 'Twould double his trouble if baby should refuse; But the next day just at noontime, he was singing songs in ragtime, And he said, "I've got more money now than I know how to use." CHORUS "For I've just received a telegram from Baby, An answer to the one she got from me. I found she was a most obliging lady, Just as I expected her to be. I knew my baby wouldn't disappoint me, I never gave her cause to turn me down. She wired me on a twenty, and I guess that will be plenty. For to take me back to town. She wired me on a twenty, and I guess that will be plenty. For to take me back to town." Credits: photo: The Giovannoni Collection