September 18

Oh, Susanna

I come from Alabama
With my banjo on my knee,
I’m going to Louisiana,
My true love for to see.

Oh, Susanna,
Oh don’t you cry for me,
For I come from Alabama,
With my 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, don’t you cry.

Oh, Susanna,
Oh don’t you cry for me,
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.

Oh, Susanna,
Oh don’t you cry for me,
For I come from Alabama,
With my banjo on my knee.

The buckwheat cake,
Was in her mouth,
The tear was
In her eye,
Says I, I’m coming from the south,
Susanna, don’t you cry.

Oh, Susanna,
Oh don’t you cry for me,
For I come from Alabama,
With my banjo on my knee.

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The Letter O

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O is for Origami

Origami is the Japanese art of making objects by folding paper. Help your child make a paper airplane.

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Animalphabet by Julia Donaldson

Here is a book recommendation for today. Check out the picture book collection at your local library, where there are lots of books to choose from! Find nearby libraries.

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