Sugarcane

(album: A Sense Of Place - 1990)

Once I had a little girl
Brought a smile into my world
So sweet she had a name called her sugar cane

Sugar cane was natural born
Cajun from the country lord
I swear she was the sweetest thing I loved that sugar cane

Sugar cane would go to town
And all the men folk turned around
Making eyes they'd want to try to steal her away from me

But I got my knife and I'd hold her hand
So them boys would understand
Don't mess around I mean it man I love my sugar cane

And then one day she had to leave
And travel far away from me
Lord I was lonesome like I'd never been before

And then one night I fell asleep
And dreamed she had come back to me
And when I woke next morning, yes she's knocking on my door

I said sugar cane
Ya done come back baby never gonna leave again