I come from Alabama
With a banjo on my knee.
I'm goin' to Lou'siana,
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.
I come from Alabama
with a banjo on my knee.


I had a dream the other night,
When everything was still,
I thought I saw Susanna,
Comin' down the hill.
The buckwheat cake was in her mouth,
The tear was in her eye,
Says I, I'm comin' from the South,
Susanna don't you cry.

Repeat chorus

I soon will be in New Orleans,
And then I'll look around,
And when I find Susanna,
I'll fall upon the ground,
But if I do not find her,
This old boy sure will die,
And when I'm dead and buried,
Susanna don't you cry.

Repeat chorus