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Oh Susanna

by Stephen Foster

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I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee
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And I'm goin' to Louisiana my true love for to see
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Oh, Susanna, don't you cry for me
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For I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee

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It rained all night the day I left the weather it was dry
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The sun so hot, I froze to death, Susanna, don't you cry
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Oh, Susanna, don't you cry for me
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For I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee

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

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The buckwheat cake was in her mouth the tear was in her eye
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Says I, I'm coming from the south Susanna, don't you cry
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Oh, Susanna, don't you cry for me
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For I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee


Stephen Foster