Well I come from alabama with my banjo on my knee   And I'm bound for louisiana, my own true love for to see   It did rain all night the day I left   The weather was bone dry   The sun was so hot I froze myself   Suzanne, don't you go on and cry      I said, oh, suzannah   Now, don't you cry for me   As I come from alabama with this banjo on my knee      Well I had myself a dream the other night   When everything was still   I dreamed that I saw my girl suzanne   She was coming around the hill   Now, the buckwheat cake was in her mouth   A tear was in her eye   I said, that I come from dixie land   Suzanne, don't you break down and cry      I said, oh, suzannah   Now, don't you cry for me   'cause I come from alabama with my banjo on my knee