O Susanna
by Stephen Foster, arranged and adapted by Andrew Calhoun, recorded on Grapevine.
Well I come from Alabama, with a banjo on my knee
And I'm bound for Louisiana my own 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
O Susanna, O don't you cry for me
For I come from Alabama with a banjo on my knee
I jumped aboard of a steamboat and travelled down the river
The captain got into a race and ran against a boulder
The boiler bust and the boat caught fire, I really thought I'd die
I shut my eyes to hold my breath, Susanna don't you cry
O Susanna, O don't you cry for me
For I come from Alabama with a banjo on my knee
I had a dream the other night when everything was still
I dreamed I saw Susanna dear a-comin' down the hill
The buckwheat cake was in her mouth, the tear was in her eye
Says I, "I'm comin' from the South, Susanna don't you cry"
O Susanna, O don't you cry for me
For I come from Alabama with a banjo on my knee
I'll soon be down in New Orleans, and there I'll look around
And when I see Susanna, I will fall down on the ground
But if I cannot find her, then surely I will die
So when I'm dead and buried, O Susanna don't you cry
O Susanna, O don't you cry for me
For I come from Alabama with a banjo on my knee