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Published: 15th of May, 2023
Last updated: May 15, 2023 at 7:02 am
Oh Susanna, the children’s song I used to listen to as a child in the 80s is one of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard. It could possibly be classified as a nursery rhyme. Over 30 years later, I can still remember the tune.
I learned to sing the song myself and would sometimes sing it to my English students in Brazil to their absolute delight.
The song being so old, I tried with little success to research the lyrics online, but no one source produced the lyrics as my strong memory recollected to be. Nevertheless, I used various sources together with my memory, put two and two together, and recomposed the song to the best of my abilities – perhaps slightly tilted to personal taste.
Oh Susanna – Lyrics
Oh Susanna, Oh Don’t you cry for me…. I’ve come from Alabama with a banjo on me knee I’m going to Luisanna, my true love for 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!
Oh Susanna, Oh don’t you cry for me I’ve come from Alabama with a banjo on my knee I’m going to Luisana, my true love for to see.
I had a dream the other night When everything was still I thought I saw Susanna Coming down the hill
A buckwheat cake was in her mouth A tear was in her eye I said, “I come from Dixie Land; Susanna don’t you cry.”
Oh Susanna, Oh Don’t you cry for me…. I’ve come from Alabama with a banjo on me knee I’m going to Luisanna, my true love for see.
Oh Susanna Oh don’t you cry for me. For I come from Alabama with a banjo on my knee
