{"id":1215,"date":"2019-02-13T00:34:23","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T00:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=1215"},"modified":"2023-05-28T11:00:46","modified_gmt":"2023-05-28T11:00:46","slug":"oh-susanna","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/oh-susanna\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh Susanna"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial stereotypes. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">a hit from 1848<br>words and music by Stephen C. Foster<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sung by harmonizers, in the minstrel shows, and during the gold rush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sheet music:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Oh-Susanna.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Oh Susanna - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-675d0d2a-3c89-44f2-aee1-87481f9d233b\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Oh-Susanna.pdf\">Oh Susanna &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Oh-Susanna.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-675d0d2a-3c89-44f2-aee1-87481f9d233b\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accompaniment by Werner Tomaschewski:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-e5e13240-e68e-475e-a37e-6ad287c65a69\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Oh-Susanna.mid\">Oh-Susanna &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Oh-Susanna.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-e5e13240-e68e-475e-a37e-6ad287c65a69\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lyrics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. I came from Alabama<br>Wid my banjo on my knee<br>I\u2019m g\u2019wan to Louisiana<br>My true love for to see<br>It rain\u2019d all night the day I left<br>The weather it was dry<br>The sun so hot I frose to death<br>Susanna, don&#8217;t you cry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>Oh! Susanna, Oh! dont you cry for me<br>I\u2019ve come from Alabama<br>Wid my banjo on my knee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. I jumped aboard de telegraph<br>And trabbelled down de ribber<br>De Lectrie fluid magnified<br>And killed five hundred Nigger<br>De bullgine bust, de horse run off<br>I really thought I\u2019d die<br>I shut my eyes to hold my breath<br>Susanna, don&#8217;t you cry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. I had a dream de odder night<br>When ebery ting was still<br>I thought I saw Susanna<br>A-coming down de hill<br>The buckwheat cake war in her mouth<br>The tear was in her eye<br>Says I\u2019m coming from de South<br>Susanna, don&#8217;t you cry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4. I soon will be in New Orleans<br>And den I\u2019ll look all round<br>And when I find Susanna<br>I\u2019ll fall upon the ground<br>But if I do not find her<br>Dis darkie\u2019ll surely die<br>And when I\u2019m dead and buried<br>Susanna, don&#8217;t you cry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sung here by Fred Feild:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Oh-Susanna.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial stereotypes. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.] a hit from 1848words and music by Stephen C. Foster Sung by harmonizers, in the minstrel shows, and during the gold rush. The sheet music: Accompaniment by Werner Tomaschewski: Lyrics 1. 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