[Verse 1]
We were bleary-eyed and weak
Still reeling from the heat
But the sun was going down, down, down
All day working hard
Just to get back where you are
And the love was all around, 'round, 'round

[Chorus]
Oh I will soak up the south
And kiss your mouth
Where the cherry blossoms blooming
Out behind the house

[Verse 2]
There's a whisper in the field
There's a stillness you can feel
As it swallows all the sound, sound, sound
The whippoorwill, he cries
But no matter how he tries
He cannot get me down, down, down

[Chorus]
Oh I will soak up the south
And kiss your mouth
Where the cherry blossoms blooming
Out behind the house