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Artist: Spirituals
Canonical path: /spirituals/follow-the-drinking-gourd
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Follow The Drinking Gourd
Read Follow The Drinking Gourd lyrics by Spirituals on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Follow The Drinking Gourd
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When the sun comes back
And the first quail calls
Follow the drinking gourd,
For the old man is a-waiting for to carry you to freedom
If you follow the drinking gourd
The riverbank makes a very good road.
The dead trees will show you the way.
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.
When the great big river meets the little river
Follow the drinking gourd.
For the old man is a-waiting for to carry to freedom
If you follow the drinking gourd.
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Spirituals performs "Follow The Drinking Gourd", and this lyric page sits inside the Spirituals catalog on LyroVerse.
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