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Fred Neil - I've got a secret (didn't we shake sugaree)
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Fred Neil
Fred Neil
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COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Fred Neil
Fred Neil
Composer
Elizabeth Cotten
Elizabeth Cotten
Songwriter
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John Kraus
John Kraus
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Pete Abbott
Pete Abbott
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Nick Venet
Nick Venet
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Lyrics

I've got a secret I shouldn't tell
I'm gonna go to heaven in a split-pea shell
Lordy me, didn't we shake sugaree?
Everything I have down in pawn
You know I pawned my watch, pawned my chain
I'd have sold myself, but I felt ashamed
Lordy me, didn't we shake up sugaree?
Everything I have down in pawn
You know I've got a song to sing, not very long
I'm gonna sing it right if it takes me all night long
Oh, lordy me, didn't we shake up sugaree?
Everything I have down in pawn
I've got a secret I shouldn't tell
I'm gonna go to heaven in a split-pea shell
Lordy me, didn't we shake sugaree?
Everything I have down in pawn
You know, everything I have, down in pawn
I said everything I have down in pawn
Written by: Elizabeth Cotten

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