When it's sugarcane time. Long around about June. I'll be walkin' with sugar. 'Neath that old sugar moon. . Gonna drop her a line. To expect me soon. Saccharine and some sugar.
It was in the summer, not in the fall. I spent all my money on alcohol. An' now you're gone and I don't worry. 'Cause I'm sittin' on top of the world.
** When it's sugarcane time. And around about June. I'll be walkin' with my sugar. 'Neath that old sugar moon. . All the lovin' I missed. I'll be gettin' it soon.