I am a lineman for the county
and I drive the main road
searchin' in the sun for another overload
I hear you singing in the wires
I can hear you through the whine
and the Wichita lineman
is still on the line
I know I need a small vacation
but it don't look like rain
and if it snows that that stretch down south
won't ever stand the strain
and I need you more than want you
and I want you for all time
and the Wichita lineman
is still on the line
beep beep beep beep
Jimmy Webb, as covered by Glen Campbell, Andy Williams, Tom Jones, Smokey Robinson, Sammy Davis Jr., José Feliciano, Kool & The Gang, Ray Charles, Urge Overkill, REM, Johnny Cash, Dwight Yoakam and Freddy Fender... to name a few
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