The song has had a profound impact on the folk and rock genres: Shake Sugaree (Elizabeth Cotten/Peter Keane) - Elijah Wald
: Cotten composed the guitar part first and played it for her great-grandchildren. Shake Sugaree
: It may refer to the practice of throwing sugar on a floor and dancing on it to create a percussive "shuffling" sound. The song has had a profound impact on
: Other theories suggest it refers to a North Carolina Native American tribe (the Sugaree) or serves as gambling slang for "shaking dice". Musical Legacy Shake Sugaree