Well, I came from Ala- bama with a banjo on my knee I'm goin' to Louisi- ana, my true love for to see It had rained all night the day I left, the weather it was dry The sun so hot I froze to death, Su- sanna don't you cry I got a long way to go I sure feel it now deep down in these dusty clothes Through another town backed up with capricious souls I got a long way to go I got a lot left to say To the empty seat that stood beside me through the fray To the midnight moon who saw it fit to light my way I got a lot left to say But where do I got from here when I'm lost out on the road And the way's not clear to find my way back home I need to hear the only voice that leads me on So I can find my way back to you (D+) --- I had a dream the other night when everything was still I thought I saw Su- sanna comin' down the hill A buckwheat cake was in her mouth, a tear was in her eye Says I'm comin' from the south, Susanna don't you cry But where do I got from here when I'm lost out on the road And the way's not clear to find my way back home I need to hear the only voice that leads me on So I can find my way back to you (D+) --- Soon we'll be in New Orleans, then I'll look around And when I find Su- sanna, I'll fall down on the ground And if I do not find her, then I shall surely die And when I'm dead and buried, Su- sanna don't you cry -----