Lyrics

Sally's tellin' Jessie
Jessie's tellin' Sue
Sue's been askin' questions
So what we gonna do?
We been creepin' round the dancehall
Meetin' at the vine
I've been bringin' whiskey
And you've been bringin' wine
It's just our little secret
Nobody knows but me and you
You're my little sugar
On the Sugar Bayou

Down along the water
Where the tradin's always good
Or back up on the treeline
Up in the deeper wood
The people get to talkin'
Just like they always do
Word get backs to Sally
And word got back to Sue
It's just our little secret
Nobody knows but me and you
You're my little sugar
On the Sugar Bayou

When them tongues all get to waggin'
And the rumors start to fly
The stories get salacious
Run on a country mile
It gets all complicated
Like a gator on your line
There's a junebug swimmin'
In your blackberry wine

Over at the courthouse
There's a justice of the peace
He can do the job
If you'll marry me, please
The people, they'll stop talkin'
Bout the things we used to do
Word got back to Sally
Word got back to Sue
It's just our little secret
Nobody knows but me and you
You're my little sugar
On the Sugar Bayou