I've been loved in Cincinnati
Evansville and in St Paul
All the gals were pretty
And I ain't trying to find no fault
But there's a gal in the Windy City
That I can't forget about
And if you want 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
Now when she kisses on you
You just climb right up the wall
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
Southern loving
Take that southern loving every time
There's a teacher down in Dallas
I ain't seen in quite some time
Now 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
Southern loving
Take that southern loving every time