Biography:
Fred Neil (March 16, 1936 – July 7, 2001) was an important American blues and folk singer and songwriter in the 1960s and early 1970s. He is best remembered for writing the top 40 hits "Candy Man", performed by Roy Orbison and "Everybody's Talkin'", performed by Harry Nilsson.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida, Neil was one of the songwriters who for a time worked out of New York City's famous Brill Building. He has
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[Verse 1]
D D7
I've got a secret, I shouldn't tell,
G D
I'm gonna go to heaven in a split-pea shell.
G D G
Lordie me, didn't we shake sugaree.
D A G D
Everything I have, down in pawn.
[Verse 2]
D D7
You know I pawned my watch, I pawned my chain,
G D
I'd of sold myself, but I felt ashamed.
G D G
Lordie me, didn't we shake sugaree.
D A G D
Everything I have, down in pawn.
[Verse 3]
D D7
I've got a song to sing, not very long,
G D
I'm gonna sing it right if it takes me all night long
G D G
Lordie me, didn't we shake sugaree.
D A G D
Everything I have, down in pawn.
D D7
I've got a secret, I shouldn't tell,
G D
I'm gonna go to heaven in a split-pea shell.
G D G
Lordie me, didn't we shake sugaree.
D A G D
Everything I have, down in pawn.
[Verse 2]
D D7
You know I pawned my watch, I pawned my chain,
G D
I'd of sold myself, but I felt ashamed.
G D G
Lordie me, didn't we shake sugaree.
D A G D
Everything I have, down in pawn.
[Verse 3]
D D7
I've got a song to sing, not very long,
G D
I'm gonna sing it right if it takes me all night long
G D G
Lordie me, didn't we shake sugaree.
D A G D
Everything I have, down in pawn.
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