by This song talks about prayer and Christian religion. The lyrics of the song employ an analogy of a telephone operator that serves as an allegory for a desire to connect to God through prayer. The narrator in the song asks the operator to put him through to Jesus and says that he prays because he believes it is how he connects to Him. Moreover, the narrator in the lyrics of the song says that he learnt to pray from his mother, who prayed all the time when he was growing up. Towards the end of the lyrics, the narrator says that he doesn’t have to dial another number since faith connects him to Jesus.
Song: Operator
Singer: The Manhattan Transfer
Label: The Manhattan Transfer
Release date: Apr 3, 2023
Operator Information Give Me Jesus On The Line Lyrics
Operator
Give me information
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Give me long distance
Long distance
Give me heaven…
(Two, three)
Operator
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Give me Jesus on the line
Operator
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I’d like to speak to a friend of mine
Oh prayer is the number
Faith is the exchange
Heaven is the street
And Jesus is his name
Operator
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Please give me Jesus on the line
Operator
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Won’t you tell me why
Tell me why
Operator
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Don’t try to tell me
What number to call
My mother used this number
When I was very small
And everytime she dialed it
She always got ‘t call the
Operator
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Please give me Jesus on the line
Operator
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Please hurry if you can
Oh Operator
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Please connect me
With the man
Don’t worry ’bout the money
You know I will pay the charge
Just give me on the line
I’m callin’ from my heart
Operator
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Please give me Jesus on the line
Please give me Jesus on the line
Won’t you please –
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus on the line
Yeah!
