Oh! Susanna (Listen to midi)

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1. I came from Alabama wid my banjo on my knee,

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I'm g'wan to Louisiana, my true love for to see.

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2. 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, oh! don’t you cry for me,

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I've come from Alabama wid my banjo on my knee.

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3. I had a dream de odder night, when ebery ting was still;

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I thought I saw Susanna, a coming down de hill.

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4. The buckwheat cake was in her mouth, the tear was in her eye,

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says I, I’m coming from de South, Susana, don’t you cry.

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Oh! Susanna, oh! don’t you cry for me,

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I've come from Alabama wid my banjo on my knee.

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5. I soon will be in New Orleans, and den I'll look all round,

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and when I find Susanna, I'll fall upon the ground.

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6. But if I do not find her, dis darkie 'l surely die,

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and when I'm dead and buried, Susanna, don’t you cry.

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Oh! Susanna, oh! don’t you cry for me,

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I've come from Alabama wid my banjo on my knee.

(Stephen C. Foster)