Oh Susanna

I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee

I'm goin' to Louisiana my own true love for to see

It rained all night the day I left, the weather was bone dry

And the sun so hot I froze to death, Susanna, don't you cry

Oh Susanna, don't you cry for me

I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee

Well, I had a dream the other night when everything was still

I dreamed I saw Susanna comin' down the hill

A buckwheat cake was in her mouth, a tear was in her eye

Said I'm comin' from the south, Susanna, don't you cry

Oh Susanna, don't you cry for me

I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee

Well, I soon will be in New Orleans and when I do arrive

I'll go and find Susanna if she is still alive

And if I do not find that girl I will surely die

But when I'm buried in my grave, Susanna, don't you cry

Oh Susanna, don't you cry for me

I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee