1. I [G]come from Alabama with my banjo on my [D7]knee
I'm [G]going to Louisiana, my true love [D7]for to [G]see
It rained all night the day I left
The weather it was [D7]dry
The [G]sun so hot, I froze to death
Susanna, [D7]don't you [G]cry [G7]
R: [C]Oh, Susanna,
Oh [G]don't you cry for [D7]me
For I [G]come from Alabama
With my banjo [D7]on my [G]knee
2. I had a dream the other night when everything was still
I thought I saw Susanna a-coming down the hill
The buckwheat cake was in her mouth
The tear was in her eye
Says I, I'm coming from the south
Susanna, don't you cry
R: