Byrds, The - Oh! Susannah Lyrics






Well I come from Alabama with a banjo on my kneee
And I'm going to Lousiana Sasannah for to see
Oh Susannah now don't you cry for me
Cause I come from Alabama with a banjo on my knee

Well it rained so hard the night I left, the weather it was dry
And it was so hot I froze to death, Susannah don't you cry
Oh Susannah now don't you cry for me
Cause I come from Alabama with a banjo on my knee





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  1. J.... S....

    Los buenos rockeros siempre han ayudado a que las piezas populares tradicionales adquieran un toque original y un sonido más poderoso. Muy bien por The Byrds, tremendo grupazo de folk rock, country rock, psicodelia. Ellos contribuyeron a que Bob Dylan entrara al rock.

  2. P.... W....

    Horrible. That song is about love - supposedly. This sounds as if sung by slightly drunk people discussing something utterly inconsequential.

    P.... W....

    It was originally a minstrel song written in the mid-19th century. The lyrics are nonsense on purpose.
    Do you really think the line, "And it was so hot, I froze to death" is meant to make any sense?

    P.... W....

    @Sneed I was talking about the way they are singing (bored tone of voice and maybe not quite slurring, but close), not about what they are singing.

    But since you mentioned that line, I think that may have been meant as a short summary of all the different weather conditions he encountered during his journey (which probably took weeks at least, possibly months) to show how much hardship he endured.

  3. T.... B....

    This song is mainly loathed by Byrds fans and critics, but I have to admit that I've always loved it.

  4. T.... B....

    This totally blew me away after I first bought the TTT album. They go out with a bang by closing up the LP with Oh! Susannah. A perfect way to close up the album. I love it very much and it has a special place in my heart why I love this version so much. Thank you Byrds for all of the great music you've all made. You are missed Gene Clark and Michael Clarke, the world is a very worse place without you both.

  5. R.... N....

    Good moorning: Is wonderful the music. Thank's. Bye.

    R.... N....

    Rocio Neri Mendoza What the heck are you taking about?

  6. A.... P....

    WHO AGREES WITH ME THAT THIS SONG IS TIMELESS?

  7. J.... J....

    I was a teenager growing up in the NYC area and bought this album after their #1 hit, "Turn, Turn, Turn". What a great album!! They ended the album with "Oh Susannah" which was a strong statement about their folk roots. It was a great ending to a great album. At 14 years old, I was aware of Stephen Foster and the great songs he authored, partly because of Roger McGuinn and the Byrds.

    J.... J....

    I always had a place in my heart for songs from other times and genres that popped up from 60s top 40 groups... just to show listeners they knew a thing or two, because they've heard a thing or two. In no particular order:
    Animals - House of the Rising Sun Beach Boys - Sloop John B Rolling Stones - Route 66 Herman's Hermits - I'm Henry the 8th, I Am Mamas and Pappas - Dream a Little Dream of Me Doors - Whiskey Bar/Alabama Song 'Til There Was You - Beatles

  8. M.... E....

    Check out my version

  9. F.... B....

    According to McGuinn their cover of this song was a joke that didn't quite work, and he regretted putting it on the abum. And to think they could have included Gene Clark's "She Don't Care About Time" on the album instead of this!

    F.... B....

    I disagree, I think "Oh! Susannah" is a great song and come to think of it a great way to end the album. They just had to include some of the group's compositions onto it so they can receive the songwriting royalties.

  10. y.... f....

    Have you heard the original

  11. j.... f....

    Oh S - It was a inside joke between McGuinn & Dylan!

    j.... f....

    james fitzgerald I actually quite like it.

  12. J.... B....

    WOW WOW WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    From a 72yo Aussie fan.

  13. A.... A....

    Magnifica canción, interpretación  y bellos recuerdos de juventud. Este grupo era de los favoritos de Los Beatles y con esta melodía se entiende porqué.

  14. s.... ....

    On this day in 1847 {September 11th} Stephen Foster's "Oh! Susannah" was performed in public for the first time; it was sung by a local quintet at the Eagle Ice Cream saloon in Pittsburgh, PA
    And 108 years later in 1955 the Singing Dogs entered Billboard's Top 100 chart on Dec. 10th with their covered version, eventually it peaked at #22 & spent 7 weeks on the Top 100.
    It has also been covered in albums by James Taylor, Byrds, & Neil Young with Crazy Horse.
    Mr. Foster died at 37 {from a fall}

    s.... ....

    Foster was the first american songwriter and now they are tearing down his statues

  15. w.... ....

    likely not-- roger (jim) mcguinn came out of the american folk tradition-- and guess what he played?

    a banjo!

  16. l.... ....

    The Byrds were the most influential American band of the sixties with the Velvet Underground, the Stooges and the Beach Boys.

    l.... ....

    AMEN!! FACT!!!

    l.... ....

    Personally, I would add...you know, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Heck, they might even be MORE influential than the Stooges and the VU, despite the latter bands' massive popularity and astronomical sales.

    l.... ....

    Uhhhh Beatles.. Hendrix...

    l.... ....

    The Beatles and the Rolling Stones weren't American.

    l.... ....

    You forgot Love.

  17. I.... O....

    there's just a small hint of punk in this song, nice

    barely there

    I.... O....

    Non-existent in fact.

    I.... O....

    You can't call every semblance of aggression punk otherwise you'd have to call 1812 overture punk

  18. S.... A....

    Played this one alot back in the day!

  19. G.... W....

    I actually played this today and listened to the end for the first time. I've just never bothered getting that far before.

  20. G.... W....

    I'm sure this didnt help the byrds standing with other bands at the time. Maybe they were influenced by the beatles doing Act Naturally