I'm flagging to South Carolina
                                            I gotta go there this time
I flag to South Carolina
                                            I gotta go there this time
Woman in Dallas Texas
                                    is 'bout to make me lose my mind

Long distance, long distance
                                        will you please give me a credit call
Long distance, long distance
                                        will you give me a please cr-credit call
Want to talk to my gal in South Carolina
                                                    who looks like a Indian squaw

just want to ask my baby
                                    what in the world is she been doing
I want to ask my baby
                                    what in the world is she been doing
Give your loving to another joker
                                    and it's sure gonna be my ruin

Hey long distance
                        I can't help but moan
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm
                            I can't help but moan
My baby's voice sound so sweet
                                        oh I'm gonna break this telephone

You don't know you love
                                your rider till she is so far from you
You don't know you love your rider
                                                until she's so far from you
You can get long distance moan
                                        and you don't care what you do

I think I'll use deadly poison
                                        to get my brownie off my mind
I think I use deadly poison
                                        keep my baby off my mind
This long distance moan
                                    about to worry me to death this time