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 that you know me
shake it shake it sugaree
just don't tell them that you know me

you thought you was the cool fool
you never could do no wrong
had everything sewed 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 that you know me
shake it shake it sugaree
just don't tell them that you know me

you in spite of all you gained
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 know my name my darling sugaree
shake it shake it sugaree
just don't tell them that you know me
shake it shake it sugaree
just don't tell them that you know me

shake it up now sugaree
i'll meet you at the jubilee
anything jubilee don't know
baby i need you on the road
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 that 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 that you know me
shake it shake it sugaree
just don't tell them that you know oh oh 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 that you know oh oh me