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Oh Susannah
Traditional Children's Song Lyrics and Sound Clip
Daria Marmaluk-Hajioannou
Although everyone knows this song as “Oh Susannah”, you can easily sing it with your
child or grandchild’s name instead. Try it like this … “Oh Little David… don’t you cry
for me” or maybe… “Andrea Darlin’… don’t you cry for me”. With a little
experimentation, you can make almost any name fit in and children love to hear their own
name being sung to them!
Well, I come from Alabama
With a banjo on my knee
And I’m bound for Louisiana,
My own true love for to see
Oh Susannah
Don’t you cry for me
For I come from Alabama
With a banjo on my knee
Well, it rained so much the day I left
The weather it was dry
The sun so hot I froze myself
Susannah, Don’t you cry
Oh Susannah
Don’t you cry for me
For 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
She was comin’ oer the hill
Oh the buckwheat cake was in her mouth
The tear was in her eye
She said I come from Louisian’
Susannah, Don’t you cry
Oh Susannah
Don’t you cry for me
For I come from Alabama
With a banjo on my knee
© Daria Marmaluk-Hajioannou. All rights reserved. Used with permission
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