I left my home for the open road
Bid farewell to a beautiful girl
She was out to push and prod my bravery
I was out to conquer the world
Well, I was circlin' the globe
She'd spend hers pulling somewhere and then
She said "I fell in love with the drifter's son
And now he's gone again"
Held my adventures up like trophies
High over my head
Susanna, she's a patient woman
She brings my happiness
I'd sing, "O, Susanna
Don't you cry for me
I'm headed for those coastal waters
An ocean floor to see"
(An ocean floor to see)
(An ocean floor to see)
(An ocean floor to see)
(An ocean floor to see)
Saw your face carved in the caves
In the totem-[?] fields
I wore my stubbornness like armor
A reliable shield
Oh, how could I have been so thoughtless
And careless with my love?
When I met you, you were driftin' too
Just like the driftwood does
She'd been knee-deep in the waters
Whisperin' to the sea
Susanna, she's a graceful woman
Her words have convinced to me
I'd sing, "O, Susanna
Why don't you come down here with me?
We'll play in the oldest parts of the jungle
And climb a banyan tree"
(We'll climb a banyan tree, we'll climb a banyan tree)
(We'll climb a banyan tree, we'll climb a banyan tree)
(We'll climb a banyan tree, we'll climb a banyan tree)
(We'll climb a banyan tree, we'll climb a banyan tree)
Explore from shore to shore
There's always one more mountain to see
Susanna came to me in a dream
And on the summit, the said to me
She said "I am freedom, I'm all that you seek
But you can't have this if you want all that,
And you certainly can't have me!"
(You can't have me, you can't have me)
(You can't have me, you can't have me)
(You can't have me, you can't have me)
(You can't have me, you can't have me)
(You can't have me, you can't have me)
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O, Susanna, I don't cry for you
You're the best adventure I've had yet
But I'm only passing through
(I'm only passin' through)
(I'm only passin' through)
(I'm only passin' through)
(I'm only passin' through)