Well, I'm riding on an airplane down to Memphis
Riding down to Memphis, Tennessee
Flying down to Memphis
Tryin' to get back to my senses
And I'm a-running down to Memphis, Tennessee
Well, I used to know this girl in New York City
She was just the sweetest thing to me
Well, the New York girls are pretty
But I can't take the city
And I'm a-running down to Memphis, Tennessee
Flying on an airplane down to Memphis
Gonna give the folks at home a look at me
Well, I don't know what afflicts me
But I'll soon be in Dixie
And I'm a-running down to Memphis, Tennessee
Well, I was trying to find a friend in New York City
No one seems to like the likes of me
Well, I'm a-gettin' tired of lookin'
And I miss my mama's cookin'
And I'm a-running down to Memphis, Tennessee
Flying on an airplane down to Memphis
Gonna give the folks at home a look at me
Well, you ain't hardly met me
But you can just forget me
'Cause I'm a-running down to Memphis, Tennessee
Like I said, I'm flying on an airplane down to Memphis
Gonna give the folks at home a look at me
Well, I'm a-running down to Memphis
Tryin' to get back to my senses
And I'm a-running down to Memphis, Tennessee