Shake: Sugaree

: The original recording features Cotten’s 12-year-old great-granddaughter, Brenda Evans , on lead vocals. Meaning of "Sugaree"

: The verses were largely contributed by the children, each adding words or phrases to the song. Shake Sugaree

: Cotten composed the guitar part first and played it for her great-grandchildren. Shake Sugaree

The song was recorded in the mid-1960s and serves as the title track for her 1967 album on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings . Shake Sugaree

: It may refer to the practice of throwing sugar on a floor and dancing on it to create a percussive "shuffling" sound.