SUGAR BABY (Traditional, see note below)

I've got no sugar baby now
I've got no sugar honey baby now
I laid her in the shade
I laid her in the shade,
I gave her every dime I made
What else could a poor boy do?
What else could a poor boy do?

Some rounder come along
Rounder come along with his mouth full of gold
Rounder stole my greenback roll
And I've got no sugar honey baby now

Who'll call me honey?
Who'll call me honey and who'll sing this song?
Who'll rock the cradle when you're gone?
Who'll rock the cradle when you're gone?

I'll rock that cradle
I'll rock that cradle and I'll sing this song
I'll rock the cradle when you're gone
I'll rock the cradle when you're gone

Ain't got no use
Ain't got no use for that red rocking chair
I've got no sugar baby now
I've got no sugar honey baby now

"UNCLE EARL LYRICS (2)
This is an unofficial transcription of the words to some of the songs performed by Uncle Earl in live concerts. I apologise for any words or phrases which might have been misheard...

Note: the best known version of this song was adapted by Dock Boggs in the 1920s, but that version did not include the "Rounder" verse, and differs in other respects from the Uncle Earl adaptation [see that version posted above] . For another, significantly different, version see here" [the lyrics for the song posted in my first comment to this thread and the second song referenced in this quote were provided as hyperlinks]

Source: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/farawayhills/lyrics3.html


[second hyperlinked song]:

RED ROCKIN CHAIR

Pull back the curtain let me see the sun

It's been like a long rainy day

I slave and I try but you grumble and you cry

And we can't live together this a way lord lord

And we can't live together this a way

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I set you in the shade gave you every dime I made

What can a poor boy do

Yes I work every day and you throw it all away

I just can't make a livin for you lord lord

And I can't make a livin for you

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I've got no use for the red rocking chair

I've got no sugar baby now

And since she's been gone lord I sing this lonesome song

Got no one to rock the cradle for me now lord lord

Got no one to rock the cradle for me now

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