▁lyr ics ▁are ▁a ▁stable boy ' s ▁first - hand ▁account ▁of ▁his ▁court ship ▁of ▁Cord elia ▁Mal one , ▁a ▁" sm art ▁Irish ▁girl ". ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁song , ▁he ▁describes ▁his ▁seem ingly ▁successful ▁efforts ▁to ▁w oo ▁Cord elia ▁through ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁then ▁newly ▁invent ed ▁tele phone , ▁stating ▁that : ▁▁ ▁"... You ng ▁suit ors ▁can ▁all ▁night ly ▁f lock ▁' round ▁the ▁door , ▁since ▁her ▁sister ▁Bed elia ▁won ▁fame , ▁ ▁but ▁her ▁sm iles ▁don ' t ▁you ▁see , ▁they ▁are ▁only ▁for ▁me , ▁so ▁they ▁might ▁as ▁well ▁leave ▁her ▁alone , ▁' c ause ▁she ▁seems ▁to ▁rejo ice ▁at ▁the ▁sound ▁of ▁my ▁voice ▁ ▁when ▁I ▁sing ▁through ▁the ▁Bell ▁tele phone : ▁" Hello , ▁hello , ▁sweet ▁Cord elia " ..." ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁given ▁to ▁Cord elia ' s ▁sister , ▁' B ed elia ', ▁may ▁be ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁a ▁popular ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁song , ▁" B ed elia ▁( I ▁W ant ▁to ▁Ste al ▁Ye , ▁Bed elia , ▁I ▁Love ▁You ▁So )", ▁also ▁written ▁by ▁Billy ▁Jer ome ▁and ▁Jean ▁Schw art z . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 4 ▁songs ▁Category : B illy ▁Murray ▁( sing er ) ▁songs ▁Category : S ongs ▁with ▁music ▁by ▁Jean ▁Schw art z ▁Category : S ongs ▁with ▁lyr ics ▁by ▁William ▁Jer ome <0x0A>