Shake Sugaree Lyrics

Got a little secret
I ain't gonna tell
I'm going to heaven
In a ground pea shell
Oh lordie me
Didn't I shake sugaree

Everything I got is down in p***
p***ed my watch
p***ed my chain
p***ed everything that was in my name

Oh lordie me
Didn't I shake sugaree

I'm going sailing
In a wooden shoe
Looking for a star
I can tell my troubles do
Oh lordie me
Didn't I shake sugaree

I p***ed my horse
p***ed my plow
p***ed everything
Even my old milk cow
Got a little secret
I ain't gonna tell
I'm going to heaven
In a ground pea shell

Oh lordie me
Didn't I shake sugaree
Everything I got is down in p***
Everything I got is down in p***

(Elizabeth Cotten)