Like many people, i first learned oh susanna when i was a kid. Written by oliver drake, the film is about a cowboy who is robbed. Susanna for to see it rained all night the day i left the weather it was dry the sun so hot, i froze myself but susanna, dont you cry oh, susanna, dont you cry for me 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 coming down that hill the buckwheat cake was in her. The song describes the impossible means he took to reach her.
This is a family film, that probably has more appeal to the menboys, rather than the womengirls. The song debuted in the eagle ice cream saloon in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, on september 11, 1847 and was published by w. With gene autry, smiley burnette, frances grant, earle hodgins. Oh susanna johnstown 20th anniversary killbeat music. Impress your friends by breaking or inventing your own oh. Oh, susanna 1936 wolf benson boothe howard is a ruthless outlaw in search of a new identity. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. I came from alabama with my banjo on my knee, im going to louisiana my true love for to see, it rained all night the day i left, i cam. Oh susanna i come from alabama with my banjo on my knee im 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, dont you cry oh, susanna, oh dont you cry for me for i come from alabama with my banjo on my knee i had a dream the other night. The goal of the jukebox is to present to the widest audience possible early commercial sound recordings, offering a broad range of historical and cultural documents as a contribution to education and lifelong learning. The song is occasionally and incorrectly called banjo on my knee. Susanna, oh dont you cry for me, for i come from alabama with my banjo on my knee. Of all the things i havent got, i wike gold the best.
If the words dont seem familiarnot at all like the oh. I have to say that the fact that it is entertaining is despite not because of the. After chucking innocent cowboy gene autry gene autry off a train, he steals genes luggage and. I came from alabama, wid my banjo on my knee, im gwyne to louisiana, my true love for to see. This category contains printed free sheet music for the song oh susanna. The sun so hot i froze to death, susanna, dont you cry. In fact its bad guy wolf whos done it to escape the law and assume genes identity.
Susanna simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The producer is nat levine, who discovered autry and was using the santa clarita valley extensively at the time. Quite often in traditional american folk music, a song is around long enough to change its meaning by the addition and removal of verses. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title oh. Susanna 1951 cast and crew cavalry officers rod cameron, forrest tucker clash over a saloon singer adrian booth and an indian treaty in the goldrush dakota. Listen to oh susanna music soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 65 tracks. Susanna, 1951, directed by joseph kane, with rod cameron, adrian booth, forrest tucker, at turner classic movies. Most music should be playable by beginners within the first year or two of instruction.
Also included is a digital download of a shot of oh susanna, a fivesong cassette recorded in 1998 which was previously only available at live shows. Oh susannah is significant in that it features the motion picture debut of the light crust doughboys, one of the bands that originated western swing music. It became the unofficial anthem of the california gold rush in 1849 foster had little appreciation of the worth of his songs. Little did i know that the lyrics have been completely changed since 1848. I have to say that the manufacturers have copied from a very battered print. The story behind the song set for a june 5th release.
Good autry mix, with songs, scenery, and flying fists. So much so that the film is stated to be 59 minutes in length but in fact is only 53 minutes. Oh, susanna chords, guitar tab, and lyrics by traditional. While fleeing from the authorities, a wanted criminal boards a train in the hopes he can give them the slip. The original lyrics to oh susanna are brutally racist. Notes, typeset contains the possibly unauthorized by the composer 4th verse which at least doesnt occur in the w. When autry is jailed, his friends frog and the professor break him out and the three head out to clear him of. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
Stephen foster born 1826 died 1864 is a popular song artist notable for writing oh susanna camptown races my old kentucky home and more. It raind all night the day i left, the weather it was dry, the sun so hot i froze to death. Still posing as autry he robs and kills autrys friend lee. G d a d a oh, susanna, dont you cry for me d a d ive come from alabama with my banjo on my. Fleeing the law, wolf benson hops on a train, throws gene autry off, and assumes autrys identity. This is a fairly early film from gene autrys career. This enables you to watch the video without an internet connection. It was covered by the rocky mountains ol time stompers, garrison keillor feat.
So, our hero spends the rest of the movie getting back his real name and putting wolf where he belongs. Nonsense song about a man going to see his beloved susanna. Every girl is a daughter but youre not quite the same you like fire in the water and smoke on the rain you got a sweet something about you something hard to name the way your hair falls on your shoulders, its hard to explain oh susanna, if ever the world drives you down call my name and ill come around and ill sit down beside you. Susanna you learned in grade schoolits because the racism has been gradually written out of the song. It was so warm i fwoze to deathsusanna, dont you cwy. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
It is among the most popular american songs ever written. For i come from alabama with a banjo on my knee it rained all night the day i left, the weather it was dry the sun so hot i froze to death, susanna dont you cry oh susanna. Written by oliver drake, the film is about a cowboy who is robbed and then thrown from a train by an escaped murderer who then takes on the cowboys identity. If downloading is available, you can download the video to two locations. Oh susanna oh i came from alabama with my banjo on my knee. I thought i saw susanna dear, a coming down the hill. Uh oh, its gene who gets thrown from a train, not the bad guy. Fujii, bondai 19311994 divertimento 1970 11 t, koto 1474. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Stream tracks and playlists from oh susanna music on your desktop or mobile device. I had a dream the other night, when everything was still.