Oh Susanna! Oh don't you cry for me For I come from Alabama With my banjo on my knee Well I come from Alabama With a banjo on my knee And 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 Oh Susanna! Oh don't you cry for me For I come from Alabama With my banjo on my knee I'll single thee in New Orleans And then I'll look around And when I find Susanna I'll fall upon the ground But if I do not find her This man will surely die So when I'm dead and buried now 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