Shake Sugaree Songtext
von Elizabeth Cotten and Brenda Evans

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
Pawned my watch
Pawned my chain
Pawned 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
Pawned my buggy
Horse and cart
Pawned 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
Pawned my chair
Pawned 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
Pawned my tobacco
Pawned 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
Pawned my farm
Pawned 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
Pawned my hat
Pawned 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
Would 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