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The song blends together a variety of musical traditions. The opening line refers to "a banjo on my knee", but the song takes its beat from the polka, which had just reached the U.S. from Europe.
Oh! Susanna, Oh don't you cry for me, For I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee. I had a dream the other night, when everything was still; I thought I saw Susanna dear, a coming down the hill. A buckwheat cake was in her mouth, a tear was in her eye, Says I, I'm coming from the south, Susanna, don't you cry.
Jul 10, 2020 · Susanna" is a minstrel song by Stephen Foster (1826–1864), first published in 1848. It is among the most popular American songs ever written. Members of...
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Susanna Lyrics: Oh 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...
Lyrics. chorus: Oh, Susanna! Oh, don't you cry for me. For I come from Alabama. With a banjo on my knee. verses: I come from Alabama. With my banjo on my knee. I'm goin' 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. Susanna, don't you cry.
Banjo on My Knee: Directed by John Cromwell. With Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Walter Brennan, Buddy Ebsen. Believing he has killed a guest, a groom flees on his wedding night.
I come from Alabama, wid my Banjo on my knee. I had a dream de udder night, when ebry ting was still; I thought I saw Susanna dear, a coming down de hill. De buckweat cake was in her mouf, de tear was in her eye, I says, I’se coming from de souf, -- Susanna, dont you cry. Oh! Susanna, do not cry for me; I come from Alabama, wid my Banjo on my knee.
