Oh, I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee
And I'm going to Louisiana, my true love for to see
Well, 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
I had a dream the other night
When everything was still
I thought I saw Susanna a-coming down the hill
A buckwheat cake was in her mouth
A tear was in her eye
Says I, "I'm coming from the South
Susanna, don't you cry"
Oh, Susanna! Oh, don't you cry for me
For I'm going to Louisiana with my banjo on my knee
And I'm going to Louisiana, my true love for to see
Well, 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
I had a dream the other night
When everything was still
I thought I saw Susanna a-coming down the hill
A buckwheat cake was in her mouth
A tear was in her eye
Says I, "I'm coming from the South
Susanna, don't you cry"
Oh, Susanna! Oh, don't you cry for me
For I'm going to Louisiana with my banjo on my knee