Oh, Susanna

I come from Alabama
With my banjo on my knee,
I’m going to Louisiana,
My true love for to see.
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Oh, Susanna,
Oh don’t you cry for me,
For I come from Alabama,
With my banjo on my knee.
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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.
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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.
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Oh, Susanna,
Oh don’t you cry for me,
For I come from Alabama,
With my banjo on my knee.
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The buckwheat cake,
Was in her mouth,
The tear was
In her eye,
Says I, I’m coming from the south,
Susanna, don’t you cry.
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Oh, Susanna,
Oh don’t you cry for me,
For I come from Alabama,
With my banjo on my knee.