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Oh  I  come from   Alabama with my ban-jo on my knee;
             
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   I'm goin' to Lou'siana    my true love for to see.
            
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     It rained all night the day I left, the weather it was dry;
            
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    The sun so hot I   froze to   death, Susanna don't you cry.


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Oh! Susanna, don't you cry for me;
          
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    I come from  Alabama, with my banjo on my knee.