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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Brenda Evans
Brenda Evans
Lead Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Elizabeth Cotten
Elizabeth Cotten
Composer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Have a little song
Won't take long
Sing it right
Once or twice
[Verse 2]
Oh, Lordy me
Didn't I shake sugaree?
Everything I got is done and pawned
Everything I got is done and pawned
[Verse 3]
Pawn my watch
Pawn my chain
Pawn everything that was
In my name
[Verse 4]
Oh, Lordy me
Didn't I shake sugaree?
Everything I got is done and pawned
Everything I got is done and pawned
[Verse 5]
Pawn my buggy
Horse and cart
Pawn everything that was
On my lot
[Verse 6]
Oh, Lordy me
Didn't I shake sugaree?
Everything I got is done and pawned
Everything I got is done and pawned
[Verse 7]
Pawn my chair
Pawn my bed
Ain't got nowhere to
Lay my head
[Verse 8]
Oh, Lordy me
Didn't I shake sugaree?
Everything I got is done and pawned
Everything I got is done and pawned
[Verse 9]
Pawn my tobacco
Pawn my pipe
Pawned everything that was
In my sight
[Verse 10]
Oh, Lordy me
Didn't I shake sugaree?
Everything I got is done and pawned
Everything I got is done and pawned
[Verse 11]
Have a little secret
I ain't gonna tell
I'm goin' to Heaven in a
Brown pea shell
[Verse 12]
Oh, Lordy me
Didn't I shake sugaree?
Everything I got is done and pawned
Everything I got is done and pawned
[Verse 13]
Pawn my farm
Pawn my plough
Pawned everything even
Pawned my old cow
[Verse 14]
Oh, Lordy me
Didn't I shake sugaree?
Everything I got is done and pawned
Everything I got is done and pawned
[Verse 15]
Pawn my hat
Pawn my shoes
Pawned everything
That I could use
[Verse 16]
Oh, Lordy me
Didn't I shake sugaree?
Everything I got is done and pawned
Everything I got is done and pawned
[Verse 17]
Have a little secret
I ain't gonna tell
I'm goin' to Heaven
And I ain't goin' no
[Verse 18]
Oh, Lordy me
Didn't I shake sugaree?
Everything I got is done and pawned
Everything I got is done and pawned
[Verse 19]
Chew my tobacco
Spit my juice
We raise cain but it
Ain't a bit of use
[Verse 20]
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
Written by: Elizabeth Cotten

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