I do purely love Art's Folk Legacy recording of this song, discussed above and also HERE. With his permission, I've put AN MP3 OF IT on my server. Here's the version he sings: Gonna sing you a song, it's not very long Gonna sing it right, sing it all night long Oh lordy me, didn't we shake sugaree Everything I had is done and gone Well, I've got a secret, that none can tell I'm a-goin' to heaven in a split pea shell Oh lordy me, didn't we shake sugaree Everything I had is done and gone First star to the right, straight on till morn I've never seen the like, babe, since I've been born Oh lordy me, didn't we shake sugaree Everything I had is done and gone Well, one of these days, and it won't be long Gonna look for me, gal, and I'll be gone Oh lordy me, didn't we shake sugaree Everything I had is done and gone Well, if I had wings, like Noah's dove I'd fly across the river, to the gal I love Oh lordy me, didn't we shake sugaree Everything I had is done and gone Well, I've sung my song, didn't take very long I sung it right, sing it all night long Oh lordy me, didn't we shake sugaree Everything I had is done and gone
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