Story Behind The Song
I found this song in the Blue Ridge Mountains songbook.
Song Description
This is a rual back woods song. Blaming her sugar Babe for the breakup. This is done in a finger picking style.
| Song Length |
1:07 |
Genre |
Folk - Americana, Folk - Rural |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Cross, Mad |
Subject |
Sadness, Failure |
| Similar Artists |
Rickie Lee Jones, Lyle Lovett |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1930 - 1939 |
| |
Lyrics
Sugar Babe, I'm tired of you. You don't treat me like you used to do.
Sugar Babe, Sugar Babe, it's all over now.
All I want my baby to do, is make five dollars and give me two.
Sugar Babe, Sugar Babe, it's all over now.
I went downtown and bought me a rope.
Whipped my baby till he buzzard loped.
Sugar Babe, Sugar Babe, it's all over now.
Sugar Babe what's the matter with you?
You don't treat me like you used to do.
Sugar Babe, Sugar Babe, it's all over now.
Went downtown and bought me a line.
Whipped my baby till he changed his mind.
Sugar Babe, Sugar Babe. It's all over now.