"苏珊娜，你在哪里?" (Where is Susan, my friend?)
I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee And I'm going to Louisiana, my true love for to see It rained all night the day I left The weather it was dry And the sun so hot, I froze to death Susanna don't you cry For I come from Alabama With my banjo on my knee I had a dream the other night When everything was still I thought I saw Susanna a-coming down the hill The buckwheat cake was in her mouth And the tear was in her eye She says I, It you cry For I"ve got to go To Louisiana With my banjo on my knee Oh, Susanna, don"t you cry For I"ve got to go To Louisiana With my banjo on my knee
歌词创作背景：
据说当时在匹兹堡担任仓库点收员的福斯特，发起并组织了一个业余男声五重唱团，其中有位团员的妻子叫苏珊·肯脱莱脱，相貌十分美丽动人，除了一头金色的卷发外，她爽朗、活泼、直率的性格也非常惹人喜爱，作者福斯特正是以此为灵感，创作出本曲的，歌中表达了主人公对苏珊娜的刻骨铭心的爱，为了这份爱他可以献出自己年轻的生命，为了爱人黄土埋身也心甘情愿，他远离家乡，四处寻找心上人，冒着酷暑顶着烈日心却像冰一样的冷，但此心不变。
