Well I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee
I'm goin' to Louisiana my 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 a 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 my Susanna if she is still alive
And if I do not find that girl well 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
I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee
I'm goin' to Louisiana my own true love for to see
I'm goin' to Louisiana my 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 a 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 my Susanna if she is still alive
And if I do not find that girl well 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
I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee
I'm goin' to Louisiana my own true love for to see