Southtown USA:The Dixiebelles.
#15 on BB Hot 100 on SOUND 7 STAGE
Records in 1963.
INTRO: D E A
#1.
D E
Well, I'm gonna pack my clothes and leave tonight..
A D
I got a big sugar daddy that's waiting to hold me tight.
D E
His kisses knock me off my feet..I wanna go where loving
G A D
is sweet..in Southtown, USA.
CHORUS:
B E
Southtown, Southtown, I'm coming home..my heart is aching
A G A
for a lovely time and a honeysuckle vine.
D E G
So, I'm going back to my honey shack..in Southtown, Southtown,
A D
USA.
(INTERLUDE:) B E A..D E G A D
#2.
D E
There's a little old house where you can eat by candlelight..
A D
and all the hip cats meet there every night.
D E
They got a red hot band that you can't beat and all the cornbread
G A D
you can eat at Southtown, USA.
CHORUS:
B E
Southtown, Southtown, I'm coming home..oh, how I'm yearning for
A G A
blackeyed peas and a sassafras tea.
D E G A D
So, I'm going back to my honey shack..in Southtown, Southtown, USA.
OUTRO: B E A..D E G A D (Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.