When they come to take you down
When they bring that wagon around
When they come to call on you
And drag your poor body down
Just one thing I ask of you
Just one thing for me
Please forget you know my name
My darling, Sugaree
Shake it, shake it, Sugaree
Just don't tell them you know me
Shake it, shake it, Sugaree
Just don't tell them you know me
♪
You thought you was the cool fool
And you never could do no wrong
You had everything sewn up tight
How come you lay awake all night long?
Just one thing I ask of you
Just one thing for me
Please forget you know my name
My darling, Sugaree
Shake it, shake it, Sugaree
Just don't tell them you know me
Shake it, shake it, Sugaree
Just don't tell them you know me
♪
Well, in spite of all you gained
Well you still had to stand out in the pouring rain
One last voice is calling you
And I guess it's time you go
Just one thing I ask of you
Just one thing for me
Please forget you've ever known my name
My darling, Sugaree
Shake it, shake it, Sugaree
Just don't tell them you know me
Shake it, shake it, Sugaree
Just don't tell them you know me
♪
Well now shake it up now, Sugaree
And I'll met you at the jubilee
And if that jubilee don't come
Baby I'll meet you on the run
Just one thing I ask of you
Just one thing for me
Please forget you ever known my name
Oh my darling, Sugaree
Shake it, shake it, Sugaree
Just don't tell them you know me
Shake it, shake it, Sugaree
Just don't tell them you know me
Shake it, shake it, Sugaree
Just don't tell them that you know me
Shake it, shake it, Sugaree
Just don't tell them you know me