Follow the Drinking Gourd
Traditional
- When the sun comes back and the first quail calls
Follow the drinkin’ gourd
The old man’s a-waitin’ to carry you to freedom
Follow the drinkin’ gourd.Chorus
Follow the drinkin’ gourd
Follow the drinkin’ gourd
For the old man’s a-waitin’ to carry you to freedom
Follow the drinkin’ gourd.
- Now the river bank will make a mighty good road
Dead trees will show you the way
Left foot, peg foot traveling on just
Follow the drinkin’ gourd.
- Now the river ends between two hills
Follow the drinkin’ gourd
There’s another river on the other side
Just follow the drinkin’ gourd.