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