Oh Susanna!
Stephen Foster, The Singing Dogs (#22 in
1955
)
I came from Alabama wid my banjo on my knee,
I’m g’wan to Lousiana mey true love for to see.
I 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!
Oh! Susanna, Oh! don’t you cry for me!
I’ve come from Alabama, Wid my banjo on my knee.
I soon will be in New Oleans and then I’ll look all around.
And when I find Susanna, I’ll fall upon the ground.
But if I do not find her, dis darkie I surely die,
And when I’m dead and buried, Susanna, don’t you cry.
Oh! Susanna, Oh! don’t you cry for me!
I’ve come from Alabama, Wid my banjo on my knee.