[Verse 1]
D D7
I've got a secret, I shouldn't tell,
G D
I'm gonna go to heaven in a split-pea shell.
G D G
Lordie me, didn't we shake sugaree.
D A G D
Everything I have, down in pawn.
[Verse 2]
D D7
You know I pawned my watch, I pawned my chain,
G D
I'd of sold myself, but I felt ashamed.
G D G
Lordie me, didn't we shake sugaree.
D A G D
Everything I have, down in pawn.
[Verse 3]
D D7
I've got a song to sing, not very long,
G D
I'm gonna sing it right if it takes me all night long
G D G
Lordie me, didn't we shake sugaree.
D A G D
Everything I have, down in pawn.