Cover art for Sugar Hill by Dolly Parton

Sugar Hill

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Sugar Hill Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Up on Sugar Hill we'd go walking
Hand in hand while the south wind blow
Bobwhites calling, black crows cawing
Counting the warts on a toad in the road

[Verse 2]
Down in the mill pond, swimming naked
Showing more than we should have showed
We were just kids exploring nature
Learning more than we should have know-ed

[Chorus 1]
Sug, Sug, Sug, Sugar Hill memories
Stealing sugar on the mountainside
Sug, Sug, Sug, Sugar Hill sugar
Sweeter than candy and cake and pie

[Verse 3]
A yellow dress draping off of my shoulder
Seeing myself in the looking glass
Older now and a little bit bolder
Thinking about our summers past

[Verse 4]
Up on Sugar Hill we'd go walking
Hand in hand up the mountainside
Teenage lovers planning and talking
Dreaming of a future for you and I
[Chorus 2]
Sug, Sug, Sug, Sugar Hill memories
Stealing sugar on the mountain top
Sug, Sug, Sug, Sugar Hill sugar
Sweeter than ice cream and soda pop

[Verse 5]
Years have past, we're married with children
Our days are happy and our memories fond
We still find it quite appealing
To go to Sugar Hill and swim naked in the pond

[Chorus 2]
Sug, Sug, Sug, Sugar Hill memories
Stealing sugar on the mountain top
Sug, Sug, Sug, Sugar Hill sugar
Sweeter than ice cream and soda pop

[Bridge]
Up on Sugar Hill there's a wealth of treasure
Down its memory lane I go walking still
What it means to me is more than I can measure
Golden moments up on Sugar Hill
Up on Sugar Hill with the fireflies glowing
Sound of katydids and the whippoorwill
Honeysuckle blooming and a mountain stream flowing
A little spot of heaven up on Sugar Hill
Up on Sugar Hill with the bobwhites calling
Black crows cawing and the soft wind blows
Up on Sugar Hill there are lovebirds talking
Up on Sugar Hill where the good times roll
[Chorus 1]
Sug, Sug, Sug, Sugar Hill memories
Stealing sugar on the mountainside
Sug, Sug, Sug, Sugar Hill sugar
Sweeter than candy and cakes and pies

[Outro]
A little spot of heaven up on Sugar Hill

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“Sugar Hill” tells a love story of a lifetime and was first featured on Dolly Parton’s 2002 Halos and Horns album. The song was eventually adapted into an episode of Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings for Netflix, an anthology series based on Parton’s songs.

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Credits
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Background Vocals
Harmonica
Mandolin
Acoustic Guitar
Recorded At
Southern Sound Studios, Knoxville
Release Date
July 9, 2002
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