You’re a real mean mama but you got a lotta time for me
And I know they ain’t coming to find your kind of love for free
It’s a drag and a sigh and that’s not all
It’s this real long distance, it’s the real long distance call

Telephone ringing mama please don’t you leave it alone
Don’t leave no breaks in the line, it’s the only thing that’s tied to the home
It’s a drag and a sigh and that’s not all
It’s this real long distance, it’s the real long distance call

It’s a drag and a sigh and that’s not all
Call him real long distance, it’s the real long distance call
This is real long distance, it’s a real long distance call
Calling real long distance, it’s a real long distance call
Calling real long distance, it’s a real long distance call