Long distance information Give me Memphis, Tennessee Help me find the party Tryin' to get in touch with me She could not leave her number But I know who placed the call 'Cause my uncle took the message And he wrote it on the wall
Help me information Get in touch with my Marie She's the only one who'd phone for me here From Memphis, Tennessee Her home is on the south side High up on a ridge Just a half a mile From the Mississippi bridge
Help me information More than that I can not add Only that I miss her And all the fun we had But we were pulled apart Because her mom did not agree And tore apart our happy home In Memphis, Tennessee
Last time I saw Marie She was wavin' me goodbye With hurry-home drops on her cheek That trickled from her eye Well Marie is only six years old Information please Try to put me through to her In Memphis, Tennessee
So long distance information Give me Memphis, Tennessee Help me find the party Tryin' to get in touch with me Well Marie is only six years old Information please Try to put me through to her