Dial that telephone
I got to talk to somebody
Henry ain't come home
What in the world?
There's that old woman up again
this time of morning
Stumbling and knocking over everything
I bet you
Henry stayed out again
Sure, man
I bet you're looking for the telephone gonna
keep us up all night.
Don't make no difference.
How long you stay out
She'd be glad to see when he come in
Put your head down yet to the ball
Hello
Mabel wake up girl,
honey. I got to talk to you
Say what time is it?
Honey?
It is four o in the morning and
Henry ain't come home yet
Left here
Friday with his paycheck,
been gone three days.
Honey, if he stayed out that long,
you know he must be with another wo man.
Yeah.
Say, what he say when he comes in?
Comes in laughing just like
nothing ain't happened.
Guilty, girl.
Yeah, guilty.
No, girl, he ain't over
to his mother.
You know them mother -in
He wouldn't tell me no how.
Nev er did like me.
Maybe, honey, I can keep on putting
up with this mess, hm m?
No, especially every weekend.
Honey, somebody's got to go.
Say, what do you say about going?
Honey, he ain't going nowhere.
Say, if there be any leaving,
I'm the one to go.
Yeah, but maybe you can bet
one thing.
If I ever make up my mind to leave,
Henry can just say,
Pop it, kiss the nacho,
baby, cause it ain't gonna be no going back.
I'm gonna take everything.
Yeah, baby,
try to take the linoleum off the floor.
Yeah.
Ma bel, baby, I'm sure sorry I had to call
you this time of the morning,
but I just had to talk to somebody.
Okay, baby.
Yeah.
Okay, honey.
Okay, baby.
Call you later.
Henry?
Henry, is that you, baby?
Yeah, doll.
Come on in here and get in this bed,
baby.
Try to get yourself some sleep.
You know you got to go to
work in the morning.
See, that's what I tell you.
Ain't nothing happening.
Betcha everything is all right.
Henry just got home.