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Oh! Susanna, written in 1847 and published in 1848, made Stephen Foster an instant success as a composer and launched his musical career. And it is considered the first minstrel song to enter the middle-class market.
The Lyrics of Oh! Susanna:
Oh I come from Alabama
With a banjo on my knee
I'm going to Louisiana
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 myself
Susanna don't you cry
Oh Susanna
Oh don't you cry for me
For 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
Coming down the hill
The buckwheat cake was in her mouth
The tear was in her eye
I said I'm coming from the South
Susanna don't you cry
Oh Susanna
Oh don't you cry for me
For I come from Alabama
With my banjo on my knee
Oh I soon will be in New Orleans and then I'll look around
And when I find my Susanna I'll fall upon the ground
But if I do not find her this man will surely die
And when I'm dead and buried Susanna don't you cry
Oh Susanna
Oh don't you cry for me
For I come from Alabama
With my banjo on my knee
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