Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826 – January 13, 1864), known as the "fat… Read Full Bio ↴Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826 – January 13, 1864), known as the "father of American music", was the pre-eminent songwriter in the United States of the 19th century.
His songs — such as "Oh! Susanna", "Camptown Races", "Old Folks at Home" ("Swanee River"), "Hard Times Come Again No More", "My Old Kentucky Home", "Old Black Joe", "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair", and "Beautiful Dreamer" — remain popular over 150 years after their composition.
His songs — such as "Oh! Susanna", "Camptown Races", "Old Folks at Home" ("Swanee River"), "Hard Times Come Again No More", "My Old Kentucky Home", "Old Black Joe", "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair", and "Beautiful Dreamer" — remain popular over 150 years after their composition.
Oh! Susanna
Stephen C. Foster Lyrics
I come from clabama
With my 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 to death
Susanna don't you cry
Oh! Susanna,
Don't you cry for me.
I come from clabama
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
With my 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 to death
Susanna don't you cry
Don't you cry for me.
I come from clabama
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
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: GRANT GEISSMAN, RICK RHODES, STEPHEN FOSTER
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