<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Song </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Published </Th> <Td> 1848 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Stephen Foster </Td> </Tr> <P> "Oh! Susanna" is a minstrel song by Stephen Foster (1826--1864), first published in 1848 . It is among the most popular American songs ever written . Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time . </P>

For i come from alabama with a banjo on my knee