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Artist: Mark Erelli
Canonical path: /mark-erelli/the-drinking-gourd
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Drinking Gourd
Read The Drinking Gourd lyrics by Mark Erelli on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Drinking Gourd
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When the sun goes back
And the first quail calls
Follow the drinking gourd
The old man is waiting for to carry you to freedom
Follow the drinking gourd
CHORUS
Follow the drinking gourd
Follow the drinking gourd
For the old man is waiting for to carry you to freedom
Follow the drinking gourd
The riverbed makes a mighty fine road
Dead trees to show you the way
And it's left foot, peg foot travelling on
Follow the drinking gourd
The river ends between two hills
Follow the drinking gourd
There's another river on the other side
Follow the drinking gourd
(CHORUS)
I thought I heard the angels say
Follow the drinking gourd
The stars in heaven gonna show you the way
Follow the drinking gourd
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Mark Erelli performs "The Drinking Gourd", and this lyric page sits inside the Mark Erelli catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to A Bend In The River and Ain't No Time Of Year To Be Alone with a short reason for opening each page next.
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