[VERSE 1]
[C]It's not very far from S[F]ulfur to Sugarcane [C]
[F]Everywhere I travel the pretty girls call my n[C]ame
[C]I give them a squeeze and they shoot me a wink
[C]I buy their [F]hard-headed husbands a long cool drink
You better [E]come up smelling sweet' Cause you're a [A]long time stinking
and it's a l[D]ittle too late to complain
It's [F]not very far from [G]Sulfur to Sugarcane [C]
[VERSE 2]
[C]Now if you catch my eye and you [F]find that it runs down your [C]leg
[F]It's like striking a match pretty hard upon a powder keg [C]
[C]They tell you from the borders to the waters of the gulf
If you ta[F]ke all the sugar, you will end up in the sulfur
And you're burn[C]ing, hello baby then I'm I'm pleased to meet you
I [F]wouldn't do you wrong, honey, I wouldn't cheat you, honey
But [E]when can I see you [A]again? W[D]rap you up in cel[G]lophane
It's [F]not very far from [G]Sulfur to Sugarcane [G]
[BRIDGE]
I[F]t's not very far from Sulfur to Sugarcane[C]
When your ey[Em]es fill up with brine 'Cause you're drowning in wine
It's like the [Am]last days of Rome with the despots and divine
And there's [F]no place like home For a [G]little doll from China
It's a li[F]ttle too late to comp[G]lain
It's no[F]t very far from S[G]ulfur to Sugarcane[C]
[VERSE 3]
Y[C]ou can go west to Texas Go east to Mississippi
You can [F]run out of money You can run out of pity
Throw [C]open your purse Until you're crying for mercy
Go [F]to Alabama, escape Louisiana
I'm[C] digging like a miner North and South Carolina
An[F]d then if you continue You will end up in Virginia
Th[C]e women in Poughkeepsie Take their clothes off when they're tipsy
But in[F] Albany, New York They love the filthy way I talk
Until they [E]gargle with the finest [A]champagne
They c[D]an't get the grape and the g[G]rain
It'[F]s not very far from [G]Sulfur to Sugarcane [C]
[VERSE 3]
[C]If I could find a piano Here in Bloomington, Indiana
[F]I would play it with my toes Until the girls all take their clothes off
[C]Up in Syracuse, I was falsely accused
[F]But I'm not here to hurt you I'm here to steal your virtue
[C]Down in Bridgeport The women will kill you for sport
[F]But in Worcester, Massachusetts They love my sauce
[C]The women in Poughkeepsie Take their clothes off when they're tipsy
[F]But I hear in Ypsilanti They don't wear any panties
[E]Once they gargle with the finest [A]champagne
They [D]hitch up their skirts and [G]exclaim
[F]It's not very far, [G]sugar
[F]It's not very far, s[G]ugar
[F]Pour a little sugar on me, [G]sugar
[F]It's not very far from Su[G]lfur to Sugarcane
[OUTRO]
[C]Oh ,do, [F]do, do,[C] do, do[F] , do, d[C]o ,do, [F]do, do,[C] do, do. [F] [C]
[C]It's not very far from S[F]ulfur to Sugarcane [C]
[F]Everywhere I travel the pretty girls call my n[C]ame
[C]I give them a squeeze and they shoot me a wink
[C]I buy their [F]hard-headed husbands a long cool drink
You better [E]come up smelling sweet' Cause you're a [A]long time stinking
and it's a l[D]ittle too late to complain
It's [F]not very far from [G]Sulfur to Sugarcane [C]
[VERSE 2]
[C]Now if you catch my eye and you [F]find that it runs down your [C]leg
[F]It's like striking a match pretty hard upon a powder keg [C]
[C]They tell you from the borders to the waters of the gulf
If you ta[F]ke all the sugar, you will end up in the sulfur
And you're burn[C]ing, hello baby then I'm I'm pleased to meet you
I [F]wouldn't do you wrong, honey, I wouldn't cheat you, honey
But [E]when can I see you [A]again? W[D]rap you up in cel[G]lophane
It's [F]not very far from [G]Sulfur to Sugarcane [G]
[BRIDGE]
I[F]t's not very far from Sulfur to Sugarcane[C]
When your ey[Em]es fill up with brine 'Cause you're drowning in wine
It's like the [Am]last days of Rome with the despots and divine
And there's [F]no place like home For a [G]little doll from China
It's a li[F]ttle too late to comp[G]lain
It's no[F]t very far from S[G]ulfur to Sugarcane[C]
[VERSE 3]
Y[C]ou can go west to Texas Go east to Mississippi
You can [F]run out of money You can run out of pity
Throw [C]open your purse Until you're crying for mercy
Go [F]to Alabama, escape Louisiana
I'm[C] digging like a miner North and South Carolina
An[F]d then if you continue You will end up in Virginia
Th[C]e women in Poughkeepsie Take their clothes off when they're tipsy
But in[F] Albany, New York They love the filthy way I talk
Until they [E]gargle with the finest [A]champagne
They c[D]an't get the grape and the g[G]rain
It'[F]s not very far from [G]Sulfur to Sugarcane [C]
[VERSE 3]
[C]If I could find a piano Here in Bloomington, Indiana
[F]I would play it with my toes Until the girls all take their clothes off
[C]Up in Syracuse, I was falsely accused
[F]But I'm not here to hurt you I'm here to steal your virtue
[C]Down in Bridgeport The women will kill you for sport
[F]But in Worcester, Massachusetts They love my sauce
[C]The women in Poughkeepsie Take their clothes off when they're tipsy
[F]But I hear in Ypsilanti They don't wear any panties
[E]Once they gargle with the finest [A]champagne
They [D]hitch up their skirts and [G]exclaim
[F]It's not very far, [G]sugar
[F]It's not very far, s[G]ugar
[F]Pour a little sugar on me, [G]sugar
[F]It's not very far from Su[G]lfur to Sugarcane
[OUTRO]
[C]Oh ,do, [F]do, do,[C] do, do[F] , do, d[C]o ,do, [F]do, do,[C] do, do. [F] [C]
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