Name: South Philly Girl
Duration: P00H02M22S
Description: This is one of my favorite songs if only because it documents one of the best nights of my life. I had become interested in dating a real, hard-knox girl from South Philadelphia until one night she accidentally popped up on my doorstep. The lyrics are a blow-by-blow account of how the rest of the night followed.

South Philly Girl

from Unseen Tapes Vol. 2, 1996-1998 (Porch Songs) by James Botha

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This is one of my favorite songs if only because it documents one of the best nights of my life. I had become interested in dating a real, hard-knox girl from South Philadelphia until one night she accidentally popped up on my doorstep. The lyrics are a blow-by-blow account of how the rest of the night followed.

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South Philly girl you're making me so excited
And every kiss makes me delighted
Yeah you've got it made, born and raised in the city
You take me away 'cause you're so pretty
I thought I knew it's just a feeling
But you showed me how, my South Philly girl

On my way home I met you in the alley
Invited me out, I accepted gladly
We drank at the bar, your red dress was so revealing
And all of your words sounded so appealing

She drove me back to her apartment
Tony Ward calling on the phone
She said she's not home
And we made love until the dawn

South Philly girl you're crazy about Madonna
But I'm crazy about you (I'm so head-on(a))
You took me back home, I told you to come to the show
I'll play my guitar and sing hello
I thought I knew it's just a feeling
But you showed me how my South Philly girl

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from Unseen Tapes Vol. 2, 1996-1998 (Porch Songs), released February 1, 2012

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