Well, it rained so hard the night I left The weather it was dry Susannah Oh, don't you cry for me 'Cause I come from Alabama With a banjo on my knee. chorus: Oh, Susanna! Well, I come from Alabama With a banjo on my knee And I'm going to Louisiana Susannah for to see. Susannah don't you cry Oh, oh, oh, Susannah Don't you cry for me (oh Susannah, oh Susannah) 'cause I come from Alabama with a B-A-N-J-O on my knee (Oh Susannah, oh Susannah) Rained all night the day I left The weather it was dry Sun so hot I froze to death Susannah don't you cry Oh, oh, oh, Susannah Don't you cry for me (oh Susannah, oh Susannah) The buckwheat cake was in her mouth The tear was In her eye Says I I’m coming from the south Susanna don’t you cry For I come from Alabama with a banjo on my knee 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 Oh Susanna! A buckwheat cake was in her mouth, a tear was in her eye, Says I, I'm coming from the south, Susanna, don't you cry… I had a dream the other night, when everything was still; I thought I saw Susanna dear, a coming down the hill. Oh, Susannah, Oh, don't you cry for me I'm going to California with my washpan on my knee. (Oh, Susanna don't you cry for me) I'm goin' to Louisiana with my banjo on my knee I had a dream the other night when everything was still I fell in love with Susanna, a-comin' down the hill A buckwheat cake was in her mouth, a tear was in her eye Said I, I'm comin' from the south, Susanna, don't you cry Oh Susanna, don't you cry for me And when I see the gold lumps there, I'll pick them off the ground. I had a dream the other night When everything was still I thought I saw Susanna A-coming down the hill. Susannah Oh, don't you cry for me Yes, I come from Alabama With a banjo on my knee. The sun so hot I froze to death, Oh, brothers don't you cry. I'll scrape the mountains clean, my boys, I'll drain the rivers dry. Susanna, Oh don't you cry for me, For I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee. A E I soon will be in New Orleans, and then I'll look around A E A And when I find my gal Susanne, I'll fall upon the ground. The lyrics and recordings presented on this page use the standard English lyrics that are common today. D A E Oh, Susanna, don't you cry for me A For I come from Alabama, E A with my banjo on my knee. Oh, don't you cry for me For I come from Alabama With a banjo on my knee. Lyrics. A E But if I do not find her, this darkey'll surely die, A E A and when I'm dead and buried, Susanna don't you cry. verses: I come from Alabama With my banjo on my knee I'm goin' to Louisiana My true love for to see. https://www.elyrics.net/read/s/stephen-foster-lyrics/oh-!-susanna-lyrics.html Susanna, oh don't you cry for me Well, I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee I had a dream the other night When everything was still I dreamed I saw Susanna She was coming down the hill A red, red rose was in her mouth A tear was in her eye Said I come from Alabama Now, Susanna don't you cry Oh! Oh! Oh! Susanna don’t you cry Oh Susanna Oh don’t you cry for me For I come from Alabama With my banjo on my knee. Oh Susanna! I soon shall be in Frisco and there I'll look around. Oh don't you cry for me! For I come from Alabama with a … The sun so hot I froze to death; Susanna don't you cry Oh Susanna don't you cry for me cos' I come from Alabama With my banjo on my knee 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 Oh! Oh don't you cry for me!