Oh! Susanna — Jason Paul performance

The performance

3 recordings

Performance 1

Oh! Susanna [1848] – Stephen Foster | Jason Paul, solo acoustic folk

January 27, 2026

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Lyrics and chords

Words and music by Stephen Foster

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Verse 1

For I Ccome from Alabama with a banjo D7on my G7knee

and I'm Cgoin to Louisiana there my true love G7for to Csee

now it Crained all night the day I left the weather D7it was G7dry

and the Csun so hot I froze to death Suzanna G7don't you Ccry

FOh Suzanna, oh Cdon't you cry for G7me

for I Ccome from Alabama with a banjo G7on my Cknee

Verse 3

Now I Chad a dream the other night when everyD7thing was G7still

And I Cthought I saw Suzanna she was coming G7down the Chill

Now the Cbuckwheat cake was in her mouth the tear was D7in her G7eye

so I Csays "I'm comin from the south Suzanna G7don't you Ccry"

FOh Suzanna, oh Cdon't you cry for G7me

for I Ccome from Alabama with a banjo G7on my Cknee

Verse 4

Now I Csoon will be in New Orleans and then I'll D7look aG7round

when at Clast I find Suzanna I will fall uG7pon the Cground

but if CI can never find her than I think I'd D7surely G7die

when I'm Cdead and gone and buried deep Suzanna G7don't you Ccry

FOh Suzanna, oh Cdon't you cry for G7me

for I Ccome from Alabama with a banjo G7on my Cknee

“Oh! Susanna” [1848], written by Stephen Foster, quickly became one of the most widely sung American songs of the 19th century. Circulating through minstrel, parlor, and folk traditions, it remains a cornerstone of early American popular song. Performed by Jason Paul as a solo acoustic folk performance for guitar and voice. Details: – Song: Oh! Susanna – Composer: Stephen Foster (1848), United States