[Verse 1]
Well I come from Alabama
With my banjo on my knee
And I'm bound for Louisiana
My own true love for to see
It did rain all night the day I left
The weather was bone dry
The sun was so hot I froze myself, Suzanne
Don't you go on and cry
[Chorus]
I said, oh! Susanna, now
You don't you cry for me
As I come from Alabama
With this banjo on my knee
[Verse 2]
Well I had myself a dream the other night
When everything was still
I dreamed that I saw my girl Suzanne
She was coming around the hill
Now, the buckwheat cake was in her mouth
A tear was in her eye
I said, that I come from Dixie Land, Suzanne
Don't you break down and cry
[Chorus]