Bookish Southern Man by Jon Barlow (Doc Barlow) published on 2017-04-14T15:32:13Z Words and Music by Doc Barlow (Jonathan Barlow). Recorded at home in Starkville, Mississippi. Lyrics: Don’t know how you stayed so tough Don’t know when you got so sane If I were you, I would do almost anything To get that jock out of my brain Don’t know if you know my name Don’t know if you’ll ever be mine I have to think that your wink means Nice guys get the girl, some of the time CHORUS Take a Chance on a Bookish Southern Man He reads Faulkner and says “please” and “yes, ma'am” Take a ride with a Bookish Southern Man You’ll never touch a door handle again. A Seersucker Suit and a Pair of White Shoes Civility is his Core identity I don’t know if you ever been kissed On the square in Oxford Miss I’ll take you there in the fall When the air smells like burning leaves and college football We’ll take a pilgrimage to Rowan Oak We’ll go to Sardis Lake and rent a boat After that I will give you a come hither look at a table in the back of Square Books CHORUS Take a Chance on a Bookish Southern Man He reads Welty and eats okra and ham Go for a walk with a Bookish Southern Man You’ll never have to touch a doorknob again. Grew up with the blues and John Kennedy Toole he knows how to please and feels noblesse oblige Grew up with the blues and wears white suede shoes Genre Folk & Singer-Songwriter