“Sugartime” is a popular song, written by Charlie Phillips and Odis Echols and published in 1958. The biggest hit version was recorded by The McGuire Sisters, who topped the “Most Played Jockey” charts with their single in February of that year. In 1961, the song briefly returned to the US Cashbox country charts in a version by Johnny Cash, culled from his Sun Records catalogue. the song also make a reference to the Jimmie Rodgers song “Honeycomb”, which had been recorded a few months earlier in 1957.

By The McGuire Sisters

Lyrics

Sugar in the morning Sugar in the evening Sugar at suppertime Be my little sugar And love me all the time

Honey in the morning Honey in the evening Honey at suppertime So by my little honey And love me all the time

Put your arms around me And swear by stars above You’ll be mine forever In a heaven of love

Sugar in the morning Sugar in the evening Sugar at suppertime Be my little sugar And love me all the time

Now Sugartime Is anytime That you’re near ‘Cause you’re so dear So don’t you roam Just be my honeycomb And live in a heaven of love.

Sugar in the morning Sugar in the evening Sugar at suppertime Be my little sugar And love me all the time

Be my little sugar And love me (love me) all (all), all the time

(Sugartime, sugartime) Sugartime!