Oh Susanna (SIO 3030) Sam Rowan (Harry C. Browne) 1847

MAINSTREAM

OPENER - MIDDLE BREAK - CLOSER

Allemande Left to an Allemande Thar, forward two and make your star,

Boys swing in but not too far, girls push,

Shoot the Star to another Thar, forward two with a

Right and a Left, the boys swing in and girls push again,

Shoot the Star to a Right and Left Grand, move along, hand over hand,

Swing and Promenade

Oh Susanna, don’t you cry for me

I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee

FIGURE

Heads Square Thru in the middle in the muddle in the middle

To the tune of the fiddle, and you get on around like you always did

DoSaDo the corner kid, Swing Thru tell me two by two

Spin the Top that’s whatcha gotta do,

The Boys move up and a Right and Left Thru

Turn the girl, well you’re still not through

Square Thru and you count to Three, find the corner lady she,

Swing and Whirl the pretty little girl, Promenade go around the world

Oh Susanna, don’t you cry for me

I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee

TAG

Swing, I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee

ORIGINAL LYRICS

I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee;
I'm goin' to Lou'siana 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.

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

I had a dream the other night,
When everything was still;
I thought I saw Susanna dear,
A-coming down the hill.
The buckwheat cake was in her mouth,
The tear was in her eye,
Said I, I'm coming from the south,
Susanna don't you cry.

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

I soon will be in New Orleans,
And then I'll look all 'round,
And when I find Susanna,
I'll fall upon the ground.
But if I do not find her,
This darkey'll surely die,
And when I'm dead and buried,
Susanna don't you cry.

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