Well, I come from Alabama with a 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 my self. Suzann' don't you break down and cry.

Well I had myself a dream the other night when everything was still.
I thought that I saw my girl Suzann' comin' round the hill.
Oh, the buckwheat cake was in her mouth, a tear was in her eye.
I thought that I saw my girl Suzann'. Please don't you break down and cry.