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Oh I come from Alabama with a banjo on my knee
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I'm going to Louisiana, my true love for to see
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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

G            D                 A7
Oh, Susanna, don't you cry for me
      D
For I come from Alabama
              A7     D
With my banjo on my knee

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I had a dream the other night when everything was still
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I thought I saw Susanna coming up the hill
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The buckwheat cake was in her mouth, the tear was in her eye
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I said I'm coming from Dixieland, Susanna don't you cry

G            D                 A7
Oh, Susanna, don't you cry for me
      D
For I come from Alabama
              A7     D
With my banjo on my knee

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I soon will be in New Orleans, and then I'll look around
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And when I find my gal Susanne, I'll fall upon the ground
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But if I do not find her, this darkey'll surely die
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And when I'm dead and buried, Susanna don't you cry

G            D                 A7
Oh, Susanna, don't you cry for me
      D
For I come from Alabama
              A7     D
With my banjo on my knee