I come from Alabama with a 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, 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 buckweed cape was in her mouth, the tear was in her eye,
I said I'm coming from the mountain, Susanna don't you cry.
Oh, Susanna, don't you cry for me,
for 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, 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 buckweed cape was in her mouth, the tear was in her eye,
I said I'm coming from the mountain, Susanna don't you cry.
Oh, Susanna, don't you cry for me,
for I come from Alabama,
With my banjo on my knee.