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                      I come from Alabama 
                      With a banjo on my knee 
                      I'm going to Louisiana, 
                      My true love for to see. 
                      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. 
                      Oh, Susannah, 
                      Oh don't you cry for me 
                      For I come from Alabama 
                      With a banjo on my knee. 
                      I had a dream the other night 
                      When everything was still 
                      I dreamed I saw Susannah dear 
                      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, 
                      Susannah, don't you cry.” 
                      Oh, Susannah, 
                      Oh don't you cry for me 
                      For I come from Alabama 
                      With a banjo on my knee. 
                      I come from A-la-ba-ma  
                        With a ban-jo on my knee,  
                      I'm going to Lou-i-siana,  
                      My true love for to see.  
                         
                      Oh, Su-san-nah, oh,  
                      Don't you cry for me,  
                      For I come from A-la-ba-ma  
                      With a ban-jo on my knee. 
                       
                       
                       
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