"Follow the Drinking Gourd"
Creator:
Richie Havens (soloist)
Description:
Sound recording of Richie Havens performing a song on vocals and guitar.
Publisher:
Columbia Records
Contributor:
Daniel Jacob Cramer
Rights:
Columbia Records, all rights reserved.
Format:
mp3
Language:
English
Type:
Song
Source:
Excerpt of the song "Follow the Drinking Gourd" from the compilation album, Songs of the Civil War (1991).
Date:
August 13, 1991
Subject:
Song, Slavery, Underground Railroad, Social Activism, Oberlin Activism, Overheard at Oberlin
Transcription:
Follow the drinkin' gourd. Follow the drinkin' gourd, For the old man is comin' just to carry you to freedom. Follow the drinkin' gourd.
Duration:
17 seconds
Collection: