Oh, I've come from Alabama with my banjo on my kneeAnd I'm going to Louisiana, my true love for to seeWell, it rained all night the day I left, the weather, it was dryThe sun's so hot I froze to death, Susanna, don't you cryOh, Susanna, oh, don't you cry for meFor I've come from Alabama with my banjo on my kneeI had a dream the other night when everything was stillI thought I saw Susanna coming down the hillA buckwheat cake was in her mouth, a tear was in her eyeIt says, I'm coming from the South, Susanna, don't you cryOh, Susanna, oh, don't you cry for meFor I'm going to Louisiana with my banjo on my kneeOh, Susanna, oh, don't you cry for meFor I'm going to Louisiana with my banjo on my knee