I`ve been loved in Cincinnati Evansville and St Paul
All the gals were pretty and I ain`t tryin` to find no fault
There`s a gal in the Windy City I can`t forget about
But if you want to love like you ain`t had love go south south south
Southern loving take that southern loving every time
There`s a sweet thing in Augusta got the softest lips of all
When she kisses on you you just climb right up the wall
And there`s a nurse I know in Memphis got love for a middle name
If she ever gets her hands on you it`s shame shame shame
Southern loving take that southern loving every time
Now everybody`s heard about that southern hospitality
But that ain`t why the sunny south has got a hold on me
There`s a teacher down in Dallas I ain`t seen in quite sometime
Just to think about her burns a hole right through my mind
And there`s a gal in Bogalusa just can`t love enough
I`ll tell you about her with just three words she`s tough tough tough
Southern loving take that southern loving every time
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Now everybody`s heard about...
It`s southern loving take that southern loving every time