Lyrics:

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