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 Now everybody's heard about... It's southern loving take that southern loving every time