I’ve got a secret, I shouldn’t tell
I’m gonna go to heaven in a split-pea shell
Lordie me, didn’t we shake sugaree
Everything I have, down in pawn

You know I pawned my watch, I pawned my chain
I’d of sold myself, but I felt ashamed
Lordie me, didn’t we shake sugaree
Everything I have, down in pawn

I’ve got a song to sing, not very long
I’m gonna sing it right if it takes me all night long
Lordie me, didn’t we shake sugaree
Everything I have, down in pawn