Oh, Susanna!
by Stephen Foster (1826–1864)

[Verse 1] 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. [Chorus] Oh, Susanna, don’t you cry for me cos’ I come from Alabama With my banjo on my knee. [Verse 2] I had a dream the other night when everything was still, I thought I saw Susanna coming up the hill, A buck wheat cake was in her mouth, a tear was in her eye, I said I’m coming from the south, Susanna don’t you cry. [Chorus] Oh, Susanna, don’t you cry for me cos’ I come from Alabama With my banjo on my knee. [Verse 3] I soon will be in New Orleans and then I’ll look around And when I find my Susanna, I’ll fall upon the ground. But if I do not find her, this man will surely die And when I’m dead and buried, Susanna don’t you cry. [Chorus] Oh, Susanna, don’t you cry for me cos’ I come from Alabama With my banjo on my knee. Oh, Susanna, don’t you cry for me cos’ I come from Alabama With my banjo on my knee.

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"Oh! Susanna" is a minstrel song by Stephen Foster (1826–1864), first published in 1848. It is among the most popular American songs ever written. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.