Sugar Hill

Tommy Jarrell

(From Andrew Kuntz)

Five cents in my pocket change, two dollars in my bill;

If I had ten dollars more I'd climb old Sugar Hill.

Possum sittin' on a 'simmon tree, cider's in my mill,

And if I had ten dollars more I'd climb on Sugar Hill.

If I hadn't no horse to ride, I'd be found a-walkin',

Up and down old Toenail Gap, you can hear my woman talkin'.

Jaybird and the sparrow hawk, they had a fight together,

They took all around the briar patch, went to it down to a feather.

(all the above from Tommy Jarrell)

Squirrel's got a bushy tail, Possum's tail is bare,

Rabbit ain't got no tail at all, just a little old piece of hair.

Possum up a simmon tree, raccoon on the ground,

Raccoon says, "Hey, Possum, won't you toss them simmons down.”

I'm getting lonesome for my gal, I want a drink of rye.

I'm going on to Sugar Hill, or know the reason why!

If you want to get your eye knocked out, if you want to get your fill,

If you want to get your eye knocked out, go on to Sugar Hill.