Oh, I've come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee
And I'm going to Louisiana, my true love for to see
Well, it rained all night the day I left, the weather, it was dry
The sun's so hot I froze to death, Susanna, don't you cry
Oh, Susanna, oh, don't you cry for me
For I've 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 coming down the hill
A buckwheat cake was in her mouth, a tear was in her eye
It says, I'm coming from the South, Susanna, don't you cry
Oh, Susanna, oh, don't you cry for me
For I'm going to Louisiana with my banjo on my knee
Oh, Susanna, oh, don't you cry for me
For I'm going to Louisiana with my banjo on my knee