Memphis Tennessee       Long distance information, give me Memphis Tennessee   Help me find the party trying to get in touch with me   She did not leave her number but I know the place to call   The phone boy took the message and he wrote it on the wall      I said 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 up on a ridge   About a half a mile from the Mississipi bridge      Oh help me information, more than this I cannot add   Only that I love Marie and all the fun we had   But we were pulled apart now 'cause her momma did not agree   And tore apart our happy home in Memphis Tennessee      I said help me information, more than this I cannot add   Only that I miss Marie and all the fun we had   But she was pulled apart from me 'cause her momma did not agree   And tore apart our happy home in Memphis Tennessee      Last time I saw Marie, she was waving me goodbye   With hurry home drops on her cheek that trickl'd from her eye   Marie is only six years old, so information please   Try to put me through to her in Memphis Tennessee   I said try to put me through to her in Memphis Tennessee   Oh won't you put me through to her in Memphis Tennessee