Shake Sugaree - Greg Brown

I have a little song and it won’t take long

And I’ll sing it right once or twice-

Oh Lordy me, didn’t I shake sugaree

Everything I got is in the pawn

Everything I got

Pawned my chair and I pawned my bed

And ain’t got no place to lay my head

Oh Lordy me, didn’t I shake sugaree

Everything I got is in the pawn

Everything I got

Grow my tobacco and I spit my juice-

Well I would raise cain, but it ain’t a bit of use

Oh Lordy me, didn’t I shake sugaree

Everything I got is in the pawn

Everything I got

Pawned my tobacco and I pawned my pipe

Pawned everything that was in my sight

Oh Lordy me, didn’t I shake sugaree

Everything I got is in the pawn

Everything I got

I’m going sailing in a wooden shoe

Looking foir a star I could tell my troubles to

Oh Lordy me, didn’t I shake sugaree

Everything I got is in the pawn

Everything I got

First star to the right and it’s straight on 'til morn

I never saw such such night since I was born

Oh Lordy me, didn’t I shake sugaree

Everything I got is in the pawn

Everything I got

Have a little secret;

I ain’t going to tell

I’m going to heaven in a brown pea shell

Oh Lordy me, didn’t I shake sugaree

Everything I got is in the pawn

Everything I got

Pawned my horse and I pawned my plow

Pawned everything, even pawned my old milk cow

Oh Lordy me, didn’t I shake sugaree

Everything I got is in the pawn

Everything I got

Have a little secret and I ain’t going to teel

I’m going to heaven and I’m not going to …

Oh Lordy me, didn’t I shake sugaree

Everything I got is in the pawn

Everything I got

Haver a little song and it won’t take long

I’ll sing it right, sing it all night long

Oh Lordy me, didn’t I shake sugaree

Everything I got is in the pawn.

Everything I got