Fred Neil

I've Got A Secret (Didn't We Shake Sugaree)

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I've got a secret
I ain't gonna tell
I'm goin' to heaven in a split pea shell
Oh, Lordy me, didn't we shake sugaree
Everything I have is down in pawn

I pawned my watch, an' I pawned my chain
I'd have sold myself, but I felt ashamed
Oh, Lordy me, didn't we shake sugaree
Everything I have is down in pawn

I've got a song to sing
Ain't very long
I'm gonna sing it right if it take me all night long
Oh, Lordy me, didn't we shake sugaree
Everything I have is down in pawn

I've got a secret
I ain't gonna tell
I'm goin' to heaven in a split pea shell
Oh, Lordy me, didn't we shake sugaree
Everything I have is down in pawn

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rosiekz On Mar 08, 2011

Dolphins

that's the bag i'm in

Ba-de-da

sweet cocaine

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whodunit

2012-12-22 04:25:49

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2011-03-08 06:40:16

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by ryan111440

4y ago

So I think this song is about hope. The narrator is at a low point where he sold everything he had. The only thing that makes him happy is the memory of his gal. But he is still hopeful for a better future. His secret may be that he is hopeful. This is a pretty simple explanation and I feel like there is more to it, but this is what how I could put into words. I just love this song so much the music and the words are just so powerful. It’s short but it is incredibly poetic.

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