| Well, long distance information, give me Memphis, Tennessee
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| Help me find the party tried to get in touch with me, hah
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| She would not leave her number, but I know who placed the call
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| Because my uncle took the message, and he wrote it on the wall Yes, he did
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| Well, help me, information, get in touch with my Marie
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| She’s the only one who’d phone me from Memphis, Tennessee
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| Her home is on the south side high above the ridge
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| I said, just a half a mile from the Mississippi bridge
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| Whoooa
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| Yeah, last time I saw Marie she was wavin' me goodbye
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| Ah, with hurry-home drops on her cheek that trickled from her eye
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| Well, we were pulled apart because her mother did not agree
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| You know, you tore apart our happy home in Memphis, Tennessee
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| Yeah, help me, information, Lord, more than that I cannot add
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| Only that I miss her, yeah, and all the fun we had
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| Well, Marie is only six years old, information, please
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| You gotta help me get in touch with her in Memphis, Tennessee
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| Said I told you, Memphis
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| Tennessee
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| Waaah, wow
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| Cannot breathe
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| Tenness-ssee
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| Whoa, oh, oh, whoa
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| Whoa, oh, oh, whoa
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| Whoa, oh, oh, waaah |