Lyrics:

1. Long distance information, give me Memphis, Tennessee
Help me find the party trying to get in touch with me
She did not leave a number, but I know who placed the call
‘Cos my uncle took the message and he wrote it on the wall.

2. Help me information, get in touch with my Marie
She’s the only one who’d phone me here from Memphis, Tennessee
Her home is on the south side, high upon a ridge,
- Just a half a mile from - the Mississippi Bridge.

3. Help me information more than that I cannot add
Only that I miss her and all the fun we had
But we were torn apart because her Mom could not agree
She tore apart our happy home in Memphis, Tennessee.

4. Last time I saw Marie, she was waving me goodbye
With hurry-home drops on her cheek, that trickled from her eye
Marie is only six-years old, so information please
Try to put me through to her in Memphis, Tennessee.

5. Yes, oh yes, long distance I’ll accept the charge, I’ll pay
Which loved one is calling me; I did not hear you say?
Both are deep within my heart, her Mom and my Marie
Oh, it’s so good to hear your voice from Memphis, Tennessee.

6. Oh, you mean so much to me, more than you’ll ever know
Surely you have not forgot, how much I love you so
If you would remember, dear, and sometimes talk to me
Maybe that’ll be the night I’m back in Tennessee.

7. Last time I saw Marie just before I had to leave
You wouldn’t come to see me off, but promised not to grieve
And oh my heart was torn apart as I looked back at Marie
And there the pieces still remain, with you in Tennessee.

8. Well I guess I should stop talking, after all you placed the call
But anyway that I can help, you know I’ll help you all
And then she spoke and asked me, to come back and see Marie
And live together in our home in Memphis, Tennessee.