Oh Susanna

I came from Alabama with my banjo on my knee,
I'm g'wan to Lou'siana my true love for to see,
It rain'd 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;
I come from Alabama, with my Banjo on my knee.

I had a dream de odder night when every thing was still;
I thought I saw Susanna dear,a-coming down de hill.
The buckwheat cake was in her mouth, the tear was in her eye,
Says I'm coming from de South, Susanna, dont you cry.

Chorus:

I soon will be in New Orleans, and den I'll look all round,
And when I find Susanna, I' fall upon the ground.
But if I do not find her, dis darkie'll surely die,
And when I'm dead and buried, Susanna, dont you cry.

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"Oh! Susanna!" was written in 1848 in Cincinnati, Ohio. It became one of America's best known songs. Foster earned about $100 for the song.

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