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Long-distance information, get me Memphis, Tennessee 
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Help me find the party who tried to get in touch with me 
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She could not leave her number, but I know who placed the call 
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'Cause my uncle took a message and he wrote it on the wall 
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Help me, information, get in touch with my Marie 
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She's the only one who called me here from Memphis, Tennessee 
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Her home is on the south side, high upon the ridge 
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Just a half a mile from the Mississippi bridge 

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Help me, information, more than that I cannot add 
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Only that I miss her and all the fun we had 
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But we were pulled apart because her mom would not agree 
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Tore apart our happy home in Memphis, Tennessee 
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Last time I saw Marie, she was wavin' me goodbye 
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With hurry-home drops on her cheeks that trickled from her eyes 
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Marie is only 6 years old; information please 
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Try to put me through to her in Memphis Tennessee