Susannah
Oh Susannah
A country Pollyanna
With her brown hair and a pair of eyes real blue
Her mother told her
Girl, you're getting older
Gotta find a man to shoulder half of what you go through
So by the fifth of January
She found a man to marry
He was a former missionary from the Bay Side Grove
But he found it more rewarding
To trade the good Lord in
For some whiskey and a Ford
And then away he drove
He said
Oh Susannah don't you cry for me
In Alabama's where I'm gonna be
But she said
No tears were shed
Found a man for my bed
And I got myself a banjo
Got a banjo for free
Got myself a banjo sitting on my knee
Instead of hoping and a-wishin
She broke with tradition
Hit the road a new musician
With an old banjo
Cause Susie she was smarter
If she worked a little harder
She would never be a martyr for his cause
Oh no
He said
Oh Susannah don't you cry for me
In Alabama's where I'm gonna be
But she said
No tears were shed
Found a man for my bed
And I got myself a banjo
Got a banjo for free
Got myself a banjo sitting on my knee
Oh Susannah
Oh Susannah
Her husband was returning
His broke heart yearning
For his Susie who was earning
More than he'd ever known
She said
Boy you're funny
But it's my damn money
I'm a country star honey
Oh you're on your own
He said
Oh Susannah don't you cry for me
In Alabama's where I'm gonna be
But she said
No tears were shed
Found a man for my bed
And I got myself a banjo
Got a banjo for free
Got myself a banjo sitting on my knee
Got myself a banjo
Got a banjo for free
Got myself a banjo sitting on my knee
A country Pollyanna
With her brown hair and a pair of eyes real blue
Her mother told her
Girl, you're getting older
Gotta find a man to shoulder half of what you go through
So by the fifth of January
She found a man to marry
He was a former missionary from the Bay Side Grove
But he found it more rewarding
To trade the good Lord in
For some whiskey and a Ford
And then away he drove
He said
Oh Susannah don't you cry for me
In Alabama's where I'm gonna be
But she said
No tears were shed
Found a man for my bed
And I got myself a banjo
Got a banjo for free
Got myself a banjo sitting on my knee
Instead of hoping and a-wishin
She broke with tradition
Hit the road a new musician
With an old banjo
Cause Susie she was smarter
If she worked a little harder
She would never be a martyr for his cause
Oh no
He said
Oh Susannah don't you cry for me
In Alabama's where I'm gonna be
But she said
No tears were shed
Found a man for my bed
And I got myself a banjo
Got a banjo for free
Got myself a banjo sitting on my knee
Oh Susannah
Oh Susannah
Her husband was returning
His broke heart yearning
For his Susie who was earning
More than he'd ever known
She said
Boy you're funny
But it's my damn money
I'm a country star honey
Oh you're on your own
He said
Oh Susannah don't you cry for me
In Alabama's where I'm gonna be
But she said
No tears were shed
Found a man for my bed
And I got myself a banjo
Got a banjo for free
Got myself a banjo sitting on my knee
Got myself a banjo
Got a banjo for free
Got myself a banjo sitting on my knee
Credits
Writer(s): Martha Mcdonnell
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