Long distance information, give me Memphis, Tennessee
Help me find the party that's tryin' to get in touch with me
She did not leave her number, but I know who placed the call
M'uncle took the message, and he wrote it on the wall

Help me, operator, get in touch with my Marie
She's the only one who's calling me from Memphis, Tennessee
Her home is on the south side, high up on the ridge
Just a half a-mile a-from that old Mississippi bridge


Well, last time that I saw Marie, waving me good-bye
Hurried home-drops on her cheek that trickle from her eyes
We two were tore apart, 'cause her mama did not agree
And a-ripped apart our happy home in Memphis, Tennessee

Oh, help me, operator more than this I cannot add
Only that I miss Marie, and all the fun we had
Y'know, she's only six years old, information, please!
Try to put me through to her in Memphis, Tennessee


Oh, help me, operator more than this I cannot add
Only that, I miss the little girl, and all the fun we had
Y'know, she's only six years old, information, please!
Try to put me through to her in Memphis, Tennessee
Yeah, try and put me through to her in Memphis, Tennessee

Try and put me through to her in Memphis-
Yeah, try and put me through to her in Memphis, Tennessee