Lyrics:

“Shake the Sugar Tree” peaked at #3 on the country charts for Pam Tillis. The woman in the song is telling her man that he is neglecting her, and that she’s not just there to cook and pay the bills for him.
Love, you're getting lazy
You're forgetting to give me
Sweet sugar, words that I wanna hear
You've been neglecting me
You know jealousy
It is as bitter as a green spring berry

And just like fruit from a fickle vine
You turn sweet in the nick of time
Love, you only come alive when you're losing me
And it's a childish game
I've got to shake you up just to wake you up
To make you love me

I'll shake the sugar tree
'Til I feel your love falling all around me
You've got to tend to what you planted
And if you take my love for granted
Baby, I'll shake the sugar tree

Another night and you're sleeping
I'm awake and I'm dreaming
Oh honey, 'bout the way that it used to be
A little time's gone by, do you think that I'm content
With the cooking and the paying of rent?
No, I wanna know if your love's all spent

I'll shake the sugar tree
'Til I feel your love falling all around me
You've got to tend to what you planted
And if you take my love for granted
Baby, I'll shake the sugar tree, oh oh

I've got to raise some commotion
Before you show me some real emotion

I'll shake the sugar tree
'Til I feel your love falling all around me
You've got to tend to what you planted
And if you take my love for granted
Baby, I'll shake, shake, shake the sugar tree

You know I'm gonna shake the sugar tree
'Til I feel your love falling all around me
You've got to tend to what you planted
And if you take my love for granted
Baby, I'll shake, shake, shake the sugar tree