I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee
I"m going to Louisiana, my true love for to see
It rained all night the day I left, the weather it was dry
The sun so hot, I froze to death. Susanna don't you cry
Oh, Susanna~ Oh don"t you cry for me
For I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee
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I had a dream the other night when everything was still
I thought I saw Susanna a-coming down the hill
The buckwheat cake was in her mouth
The tear was in her eye
Says I'm coming from the south
Susanna, don"t you cry
Oh, Susanna~ Oh don‘t you cry for me
I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee
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I soon will be in New Orleans
And den I'll look all round
And when I find Susanna
I will fall upon de ground
But if I do not find her
this darkie surely die
And when I'm dead and buried
Susanna don't you cry
Oh Susanna oh don't you cry for me
I've come from Alabama wid mi banjo on my knee