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Oh! Susanna. I come from Alabama with my 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, Susanna, don't you cry. Chorus.
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.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- John Cromwell
- 1936-12-11
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.
- 1848
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 is a 1936 American musical comedy-drama film directed by John Cromwell. The film was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Sound Recording (Edmund H. Hansen).