Well, I come from Alabama
With a banjo on my knee
And I'm going to Louisiana
My true love for to see

O Susannah don't you cry for me
'Cause I come from Alabama
With a banjo on my knee

It rained all night the day I left
The weather it was dry
The sun so hot I froze to death
Susannah don't you cry

O Susannah don't you cry for me
'Cause I come from Alabama
With a banjo on my knee

O Susannah don't you cry for me
'Cause I come from Alabama
With a banjo on my knee

Well, I had a dream the other night
When everything was still
I dreamed I saw Susannah
Coming down the hill

A buckwheat cake was in her mouth
And a tear was in her eye
Says: I am coming from the South
Susannah don't you cry

O Susannah don't you cry for me
'Cause I come from Alabama
With a banjo on my knee

O Susannah don't you cry for me
'Cause I come from Alabama
With a banjo on my knee