sylvia's mother

[SGTxPuszka]

i find this quite easy to masturbate to

[Browneyesarethekey]

I still listin to this in 2011!!

[xcgirl224]

My name is Sylvia! :)

[eilrahcsivad]

Classic!!!

[srpercival01]

Mrs Avery says "get off the fucking phone for christ's sake!"

[squivles]

i remember my mom singing this all the time when i was little when my brother was bugging me. (because my name is sylvia) she'd say "sylvia's mother said, why don't you go to bed, why don't you leave poor sylvia alone" this is the first time i've heard the song, it's great<3 ive always loved shel silverstein :)

[rigavaldis11]

ok.Super!

[morgannpaigee214]

After so many years of listeninq to this sonq with my qrandfather ,i never understood what it meant, caan someone explain it to me pleaase & thankss :)

[raves11]

@morgannpaigee214 Uhhh, it's pretty clear cut, just read the lyrics.

[morgannpaigee214]

@raves11 i dont qet it , thats why i'm askinq ...

[morgannpaigee214]

@raves11 Ardd ; well like who is on the phone with mrs.Avery .. ?

[raves11]

@morgannpaigee214 Probly coming back from a war or maybea boyfriend who left town awhile ago?

[morgannpaigee214]

@raves11 Ohh , Mmkay . Fanks .

[carolfrmRockaway]

Thank God for cell phones. I used to run out of dimes all the time!

[cosmic1cheese]

Sylvia's mother says... if you ring me again i'm calling the police

[DavidCollins2010]

very good song

[bigbawser]

for my good friend.  rest in peace sylvia

[trwent]

That operator is darned patient; she asked for the forty cents 3 times without cutting off the call !!  Must be Lilly Tomlin.

[QueenSahperia]

Soooo saaaad

[jarrodtavery]

awesome my last name is Avery

[sil8184]

My name is silvia and my mother says to shut your face and enjoy the music :)

[ToKoolForYou2]

*Tisk-tisk* ... Too many kid's runnin' there mouth.... fuuckin have some respect .. who cares if a words miss'n at least ur hearing the song ... fuuckin ungreatful douche bags -.-

[harvestave]

It's a sad song that makes you feel good!

[imyoursuperior2]

thanks for posting, ignore the haters.

[ticatati]

@ TheCc1212 Lol! So was my lil brother ! XD go figure !

[TheCc1212]

In 1979 while my 19 year old sister was being raped at gunpoint in the back of a car this song was playing on the radio.

[PopCulture20]

@TheCc1212 was that suppose to be sarcasm?

[TheCc1212]

@PopCulture20 NO! Why in the HELL would you think that?!

[PopCulture20]

@TheCc1212 because the following post shows the person laughing at you as though you were telling a JOKE!!!!!!!!!!

[TheCc1212]

@PopCulture20 The guy must be a masochist. Rape is NOT funny. My sister still suffers psychologically if she ever even begins to here the first line of the song - still-after 32 years.

[PopCulture20]

@TheCc1212 I apologize for thinking that you were joking & I wish you and your sister the best of luck because while I never been the victim of molestation or rape, but I understand the pain of it.

[ToKoolForYou2]

@TheCc1212 thats something to put over youtube sorry about ur sister but fuckin dont post that shit no one really cares to hear that

[TheCc1212]

@ToKoolForYou2 WELL FUCK YOU TOO!

[hisforhatred]

@TheCc1212 I wonder why you'd share that story on youtube.

[woodsman2150]

just listen to the song and be happy. are just don,t say nothing. take it easy man..everybody know utube suxs. time for a change where is it at must have something in my eye damn...

[TheKjcousins]

love this song! Wouldn't all mothers like to say this at times.

[jgganeto]

What a song :'( Just Lovely

[cocainine]

i agree with makkers, u 4 got a few words in this

[4u2nvvargas]

GREAT SONG, ONE OF MY DADDYS(RIP) FAVE BANDS

[angelfaceisloved]

love this song its so sad

[setenteromusic]

FANTASTIC SONG!!!

[dweramond]

-.- this is simon and garfunkle...at least say the true artist -.-

*actually got the exact same track on a simon and garfunkle cd*

[5556665012008]

@dweramond simon & garfunkel are brilliant... they covered this Dr. Hook song... as well as bye bye love which was written by the bryant brothers and performed by the everly brothers

[freasy1]

beautiful song

[SCNP]

Just love this song.  Thx.

[summerbug98]

i love this  song soooooo much

[mickyou13]

my GF is on the hospital and this is her fav song and i cant stop listing to it.....

[ravenmickey5]

Good Song :)

[dreamsend2460]

my dad is in jail at the moment and me and him loved dr.Hooke and i started crying listening to this =( i feel like a emotional dingy

[regalrosie]

A Great song from a Great era!!

[Ngelingkong]

superb song.! the chosen of the lyrics are too beautiful for every occassion. too many sad and happy events happened that we learned from this song but narrated and compiled well, till they are harmoniously blend.

[darren478]

I'm so glad my dad has amazing taste in music, he's introduced me to sooo many amazing bands from the 60s/70s/80s

[DENNISENLISETTEQUIC]

wonderful real happened story unfortunately

[mankielty]

saw them live, twice in edinburgh, love it

[MrSteviebabe]

Sylvias mother says..........Just enjoy the song and cut out the bitching.....

Great track!!!!!

[TJRHINO29]

@MrSteviebabe exactly omg people!

[MrSteviebabe]

@TJRHINO29

Yep some people just like to moan, its what keeps them happy.

Me I prefer music and some good banter and to chill!!

[RofLFakeAccount]

maybe its you tubes fault, ever think about that, cunt?

[mrppotts]

I love your choice of words I couldnt have put that better myself x :) it was youtube when i uploaded it fucked it up :S

[twobowies]

i love this song especilly with the words so i can sing toooooo it well i love the girl i sung it for it is hard to remember all the songs ive wrote

[omghelpu]

Love this song, its very good :) oh and Becky. U is a bigger dweeb!!! Xx

[dreamsend2460]

my dad loved this song

[wilsonatheart67]

my dad played this song all the time, it reminds me of him!

[elenaMS13]

@wilsonatheart67 me too ....

[theotherwaldo]

I love those old Shel Silverstein songs!

[HUEYHOG]

NOOOOOO! I'm saving !

[CursedSealSasuke1995]

He missed some lyrics and it was to fast for the song but good song good band

[sylvialu17]

my name is sylvia lol

[Cwee85]

omg thats hilarious because it is the same name in the song!!!

[friedenstaube023]

Kannst du mir bitte, bitte das lied schicken. das ist grossartig oder sag mir wo ich es her bekomme.Wäre dir voll dankbar.

[dyackman]

Begnadigen Sie mich, aber mein Deutch ist nicht sehr gut. Können Sie herunterladen es von I-Tunes? (I hope I got that right! LOL)

[Wiiiebkeeee]

megaschönes Lied (: <3

[rondogrr]

to be 11 years old and in love... I can remember back that far... I married my high school sweetheart 25 years ago and I,m so lucky she still loves me ... You know Id do anything for my girl... I love her so much....

[drpeppergurl17]

awe!!! thats so sweet!!!!!!!

[Makkers1]

This guy has forgotten to put the word 'just' after Mrs Avery,...

[mrppotts]

this guy didnt make it just uploaded it

[Makkers1]

Well dopey he should have made sure it was correct before he did.

[hisforhatred]

@mrppotts This guy is a homo

[scoetie2]

@hisforhatred aha, so you're gay, im not :D

[hisforhatred]

@scoetie2 If I wanted my own comeback I'd wipe it off your moms chin

[scoetie2]

@hisforhatred hahahaha.

[scoetie2]

@hisforhatred oh, w8 i am supossed to have a comeback..i understand.

Watch your mouth boy! That's what she said :P

[Bowdockes]

@Makkers1 it is after I amyways Not Mrs. Avery>>>>Just saying

[pereybere]

the karaoke part moves too fast for the lyrics but i love this song!

[historyaccess]

Like my Dad always said, carry 50 cents with you wherever you go.

[michaelamiles]

Great songs Dr Hook had. Would like you guys to comment on MY VERSION of 'years from now' by Dr Hook. Thanks guys.

[doctorFRAISER]

i love all the emotion the singer puts into his singing

[rtydhg9q]

Don't worry....it's not 4ever. You know good and well that Sylvia's back on the market again in 3 or 4 years.

[DreadfulChemicals]

this reminds me of my grandma because she's always mocking it, but it has nice lyrics.

[mskittykatty]

this is for my ex... my mom feels the way mrs. avery feels. goodbye to you... 4ever. by the way. great song.

[missmurder008]

That's a cool song. Good job, pretty sad though.

[sbfrbwglvbgbkl]

my name is sylvia and my mummy and daddy called me sylvia because of this song and im 11 now and i love this song it makes me smile.nowing that my ummy anddaddy called me sylvia because of this song ahhahaha

[doghouse71]

great story...I love this song

[susantabi]

This is the best cut (maybe the original cut) of this song. Thank you for posting it.

[philsaspiezone]

I used to listen to this tune when I was a little boy and it is still good now as it was in the early 1970's

[tprjj49707]

Definitely Mrs Avery, as the group 'Men They Couldn't Hang' did a follow up song called MRS AVERY soon after this song rose on the charts.

[Sammaii]

this song is so touching me and my sister loved hearing everytime we got in the car or go on trips!!! :)

[kev2596]

Heartfelt song, one of my favourites !

[brodwayhit]

Its Maddas yahoo with sylvias mother lyrics

[alive1338]

there is something wrong

but nice idea

[Triphelia6867]

I always thought he was singing "Mrs. Adrian" *smile*

[stuieboy01]

zabry ??? lol

if brains were chocolate you wouldnt have enough to fill a smarty !

[SilentWolfWoman]

Geweldig nr..... :)

[christiaan81music]

mee eens!

[SilentWolfWoman]

Wist ik toch .... ;)

[welley69]

Its def Mrs Avery, just checked on the internet at Dr Hooks website. Is there such a surname as Zabry.

[sonylee1]

super

[psaaumli]

sylvia's mother's name isnt mrs. zabry u gimp its mrs. avery

[barleybear1992]

love this song

[5512892]

i love this song cuz my grandma passed away 2 years ago and they played this at her furanl and that was her name

[kkmel11]

sylvia was her name thats so cool

[qwerty1990qwerty]

hiya, Sylvia's mother's name is MRS ZABRY!!!! Not Avery!!!!

[mrppotts]

lol i didnt write the lyrics on here jus mixed the karaoke thing with the song coz i liked it =] u sure its zabry tho? she a zebra? any relation to zebadee of the magic roundabout? distant cousin? or mabe by marriage???

[qwerty1990qwerty]

i have no idea who she is related too but i do know that yes it is definately Zabry.

[kkmel11]

its avery

[Truppili]

Dude, your wrong, Sylvia's mother's name is definitely Mrs Avery!!!

[Ezappi]

its avery my english teacher said that its avery^^

[jackblackstone1212]

qwerty are u dumb and a half lol dude i didnt have to look up the lyrics... its MRS.AVERY! geez... listen to the song carefully... before u go and say that it is this and not that... zabry isnt even word...

[crackerass01]

You're both wrong. It's actually Mrs.MAYBE in the original. The idea is the caller is not sure whether Sylvia's mother will allow him to talk to her or not. So he calls her Mrs. Maybe! "MAYBE you will let me speak to her. MAYBE!!" That's it. Case closed.

[TheCrawlingSnake]

@qwerty1990qwerty Avery's correct, not Zabry.

[peeezo]

that was an old country song before that version,wasn`t it?

[kaye789]

cool song!!!!!

[kaye789]

brilliant song this

[theotherwaldo]

Another great piece by Shel Silverstein!

[Wareroved]

Oldie but Goldie.

[chapaulinge2007]

what a beautiful song is this? its is with doubt the good one. My GF is named Silvia i just use the song to be extrs careful with her.

[dirkbaeke]

This song brings back many memories; I once had a girl named Sylvia, from Liverpool. It did'nt work out because of the distance. So I caldher several times.

[MISSCHELLxxxx]

absolutley beautiful songxx

[elmdalect]

What great memories this song brings. One of his best without a doubt. Thank goodness for Youtube.

[shannanchaves]

They played this song at my grandfather's funeral it was his favourite

[5512892]

o at my grandmas funeral they played that 2 cuz here name is sylvia's and and her mother is dead 2

[muskndusk]

If anyone has an original tv appearance or other performance of this song made at the time of its original release, please post it.

[Banane000077]

We've heard that song in the english lesson today, so I searched this at YouTube....I have to say: I found it xD