Shake Sugaree
by Elizabeth Cotten
From the album: Vol. 2: Shake Sugaree
Track 1 of 16 on Vol. 2: Shake Sugaree (1968).
Duration: 5:03
Lyrics for Shake Sugaree
Have a little song Won't take long Sing it right Once or twice Oh, lordy me Didn't I shake sugaree? Everything I got is done and pawned Everything I got is done and pawned Pawn my watch Pawn my chain Pawn everything that was in my name Oh, lordy me Didn't I shake sugaree? Everything I got is done and pawned Everything I got is done and pawned Pawn by buggy Horse and cart Pawn everything that was on my lot Oh, lordy me Didn't I shake sugaree? Everything I got is done and pawned Everything I got is done and pawned Pawn my chair Pawn my bed Ain't got nowhere to lay my head Oh, lordy me Didn't I shake sugaree? Everything I got is done and pawned Everything I got is done and pawned Pawn my tobacco Pawn my pipe Pawned everything that was in my sight Oh, lordy me Didn't I shake sugaree? Everything I got is done and pawned Everything I got is done and pawned Have a little secret I ain't gonna tell I'm going to heaven in a brown pea shell Oh, lordy me Didn't I shake sugaree? Everything I got is done and pawned Everything I got is done and pawned Pawn my farm Pawn my plough Pawned everything, even pawned my old cow Oh, lordy me Didn't I shake sugaree? Everything I got is done and pawned Everything I got is done and pawned Pawn my hat Pawn my shoes Pawned everything that I could use Oh, lordy me Didn't I shake sugaree? Everything I got is done and pawned Everything I got is done and pawned Have a little secret I ain't gonna tell I'm goin' to heaven and I ain't goin' no Oh, lordy me Didn't I shake sugaree? Everything I got is done and pawned Everything I got is done and pawned Chew my tobacco Spit my juice We raise cain but it ain't a bit 'a use Oh, lordy me Didn't I shake sugaree? Everything I got is done and pawned Everything I got is done and pawned Everything I got is done and pawned