| Follow The Drinkin' Gourd & Many Thousand Gone I learned these 2 American slave songs when I was quite young. This recording was done some time back in the 1990's with my wife Wendy on flute. I don't really remember the session. I guess I played bass - who knows. I added the last verse myself when the revolution was under way in South Africa. Back to the list |
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Lyrics When the sun comes up and the first quail calls Follow the drinkin' gourd The old man is waitin' to carry you to freedom Follow the drinkin gourd ********* Refrain: Follow the drinkin gourd Follow the drinkin gourd Because the old man is waitin' to carry you to freedom Follow the drinkin gourd ********* Now the river bank makes a mighty good road The dead trees will show you the way Left foot, peg foot, travellin' on You gotta follow the drinkin gourd Now the river ends between 2 hills Follow the drinkin gourd Theres another river on the other side You gotta follow the drinkin gourd Many Thousand gone No more auction block for me, no more! No more auction block for me Cause many thousand gone No more peck of corn for me, no more! No more peck of corn for me Cause many thousand gone No more pint of salt for me, no more! No more pint of salt for me Cause many thousand gone before No more driver's lash for me, no more! No more driver's lash for me Cause many thousand gone before No more Apartheid for me, no more! No more Apartheid for me Cause many thousand gone! Many thousand gone! |