Chapin Hartford - Shake the Sugar Tree lyrics

[Verse 1] Love, you're getting lazy You're forgetting to give me Sweet sugar, words that I wanna hear You've been neglecting me You know jealousy, it is as bitter as a green spring berry [Verse 2] And just like fruit from a fickle vine You turn sweet in the nick of time Love you only come alive when you're losing me And it's a childish game I've got to shake you up just to wake you up To make you love me [Chorus] I'll shake the sugar tree 'Til I feel your love falling all around me You've got to tend to what you planted And if you take my love for granted baby I'll shake the sugar tree [Verse 3] Another night and you're sleeping I'm awake and I'm dreaming Oh honey 'bout the way that it used to be A little time's gone by Do you think that I'm content with the cooking and the paying of rent No I wanna know if your love's all spent [Chorus] I'll shake the sugar tree 'Til I feel your love falling all around me You've got to tend to what you planted And if you take my love for granted baby I'll shake the sugar tree, oh oh [Bridge] I've got to raise some commotion Before you show me some real emotion [Chorus] I'll shake the sugar tree 'Til I feel your love falling all around me You've got to tend to what you planted And if you take my love for granted baby I'll shake, shake, shake the sugar tree [Chorus] You know I'm gonna shake the sugar tree 'Til I feel your love falling all around me Ohh you've got to tend to what you planted Ad if you take my love for granted baby I'll shake, shake, shake the sugar tree