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Oh, Susanna

Written by Stephen Foster, 1848
Sequencing by Werner Tomaschewski


I come from Alabama with my 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,
Oh don't you cry for me
For I come from Alabama
With my banjo on my knee


I had a dream the other night when everything was still
I thought I saw Susanna a-coming down the hill
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

Chorus:

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