O Susanna

1 I came to Alabama wid
My banjo on my knee,
I'm g'wan to Lou'siana,
My true love for to see.
It rain'd all night de day I left,
De weather it was dry,
De sun so hot I froze to death;
Susanna, don't you cry.

Chorus:
Oh! Susanna, oh, don't you cry for me,
For I'm goin' to Lou'siana wid my banjo on my knee.

2 I had a dream de odder night,
When eb'ry ting was still;
I thought I saw Susanna,
A-coming down de hill.
De buckwheat cake war in her mouth,
De tear was in her eye;
Says I, I'm coming from de South,
Susanna, don't you cry. [Chorus]

3 I soon will be in New Orleans,
And den I'll look all 'round,
And when I find Susanna,
I'll fall upon de ground.
But if I do not find her,
Dis darkie'll surely die;
And when I'm dead and buried,
Susanna, don't you cry. [Chorus]

Source: Seth Parker's Hymnal #185