Тональность

 
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Oh I come from Alabama with a banjo on my knee, 
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I'm going to Louisiana, my true love for to see 
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It rained all night the day I left, the weather it was dry 
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The sun so hot I froze to death; Susanna, don't you cry. 
 
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Oh, Susanna, don't you cry for me 
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For I come from Alabama, 
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with my banjo on my knee. 
 
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I had a dream the other night when everything was still, 
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I thought I saw Susanna coming up the hill, 
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The buckwheat cake was in her mouth, the tear was in her eye, 
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I said I'm coming from Dixieland, Susanna don't you cry. 
 
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Oh, Susanna, don't you cry for me 
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For I come from Alabama, 
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with my banjo on my knee. 
 
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I soon will be in New Orleans, and then I'll look around 
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And when I find my gal Susanne, I'll fall upon the ground. 
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But if I do not find her, this darkey'll surely die, 
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and when I'm dead and buried, Susanna don't you cry. 
 
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Oh, Susanna, don't you cry for me 
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For I come from Alabama, 
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with my banjo on my knee.