I'm gonna call my baby
It's just to hear her telephone ring
I'm gonna call my baby
Just to hear her telephone ring
Yes and if she's home she'll think about me yeah
And if she's gone well it won't mean a thing

She's a big city woman
You know she don't play no simple game
Yeah, she's a big city woman
You know she don't play no simple game

You know she's got a hangout on the west side
Where she don't even use her real name
Well, she'll look out her two windows long
And she'll see two different men

Yeah she'll look out her two window
Lord and she'll see two different men
Yes she'll take a good card player yeah
Yes, and she'll be there, yeah, playing his own game

Oh, playing his own game
Yeah

I'm gonna call my baby
Just to hear the telephone ring
I'm gonna call my baby
Yes just to hear her telephone ring
Yes, and if she's home, she'll think about me, yeah
Lord, if she's gone, well, it won't mean a thing

No, it won't mean a thing
Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Just don't mean a thing