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38. Shake Sugaree - Written by Elizabeth Cotten - Sung by Brenda Evans (her granddaughter?)
Mon Jul 10, 2023, 11:51 PM
Jul 2023


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
Pawn my watch
Pawn my chain
Pawn 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
Pawn by buggy
Horse and cart
Pawn 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
Pawn my chair
Pawn 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
Pawn my tobacco
Pawn 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
Pawn my farm
Pawn 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
Pawn my hat
Pawn 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
We 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

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Sad Songs Say So Much [View all] Coventina Jul 2023 OP
Coventina, I am so sorry you are feeling sadness within your heart. My song is Fire and Rain-James debm55 Jul 2023 #1
Aw! Thanks! Coventina Jul 2023 #2
Smithereens: Blues Before and After Coventina Jul 2023 #3
Yes! thatcrowwoman Jul 2023 #30
What could be sadder than Sinead singing "Nothing Compares"? The Unmitigated Gall Jul 2023 #4
mine is also Willie Skittles Jul 2023 #5
✔️✔️ blm Jul 2023 #15
RevHo covering Johnny Cash: Folsom Prison Blues Coventina Jul 2023 #6
I was certain that I was going to open this thread True Dough Jul 2023 #7
Not sure this EXACTLY fits... ret5hd Jul 2023 #8
John Gorka Easterncedar Jul 2023 #9
Bonnie Raitt Easterncedar Jul 2023 #10
Michael Bolton: Back on my feet again. n/t Paper Roses Jul 2023 #11
I'm sorry you're feeling down... Drum Jul 2023 #12
✔️✔️ blm Jul 2023 #14
One of the most poignant song ever. 3catwoman3 Jul 2023 #32
Million Years Ago blm Jul 2023 #13
Johnny Cash: Home of the Blues Coventina Jul 2023 #16
Marvin Gaye: Inner City Blues Coventina Jul 2023 #17
Social Distortion: Machine Gun Blues Coventina Jul 2023 #18
Moby: Natural Blues Coventina Jul 2023 #19
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles IcyPeas Jul 2023 #20
Song to the Siren - This Mortal Coil ft. Elizabeth Fraser IcyPeas Jul 2023 #21
Muddy Waters: Train Fare Home Blues Coventina Jul 2023 #22
What becomes of the broken hearted FuzzyRabbit Jul 2023 #23
Paul Simon usually does it for me... Wounded Bear Jul 2023 #24
Sarah McLachlan: Adia Coventina Jul 2023 #25
Bill Withers: Ain't No Sunshine Coventina Jul 2023 #26
Hope these help, Coventina. thatcrowwoman Jul 2023 #27
Hauntingly sad thatcrowwoman Jul 2023 #28
XTC: All of a Sudden (It's Too Late) Coventina Jul 2023 #29
Hope this helps! The Unmitigated Gall Jul 2023 #31
Not sure if sad, but really emotional. kwolf68 Jul 2023 #33
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman IcyPeas Jul 2023 #34
Coventina......... Upthevibe Jul 2023 #35
Lord Huron - The Night We Met IcyPeas Jul 2023 #36
Father John Misty - Goodbye Mr. Blue IcyPeas Jul 2023 #37
Shake Sugaree - Written by Elizabeth Cotten - Sung by Brenda Evans (her granddaughter?) Brother Buzz Jul 2023 #38
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