Got a little secret I ain't gonna tell
I'm goin' to heaven in a ground pea shell
Oh, Lordy me, didn't I shake sugaree
Everything I got is down in pawn

Pawned my watch, pawned my chain
Pawned everything that was in my name
Oh, Lordy me, didn't I shake sugaree
Everything I got is down in pawn

I'm goin' sailing in to wooden shoe
Looking for to star I can tell my troubles to
Oh, Lordy me, didn't I shake sugaree
Everything I got is down in pawn

Pawned my horse, pawned my plow
Pawned everything even pawned my old milk cow
Oh, Lordy me, didn't I shake sugaree
Everything I got is down in pawn

Got a little secret, I ain't gonna tell
I'm goin' to heaven in a ground pea shell
Oh, Lordy me, didn't I shake sugaree
Everything I got is down in pawn

Everything I got is down in pawn
Everything I got is down in pawn