Chorus: Follow the drinking gourd Follow the drinking gourd For the old man is a waitin' For to carry you to freedom Follow the drinking gourd
When the sun comes up And the first Quail calls Follow the drinking gourd For the old man is a waitin' For to carry you to freedom Follow the drinking gourd
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The riverbank will make a mighty good road The dead trees show you the way Left foot, peg foot travelin' on Following the drinking gourd
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The river ends between two hills Follow the drinking gourd There's another river on the other side Follow the drinking gourd