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Of Traditional origin, rewritten, rearranged (c) 2019 ustaknow (alias)
FYI the "drinking gourd" is:
"... Drinking Gourd (astronomy, obsolete, especially US) [is] a bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky. It is part of the constellation Ursa Major and includes the stars Alkaid, Mizar, Alioth, Megrez, Dubhe, Merak, and Phecda...."
- And so for that escape path as it may have been and this songs basis - "follow the drinking gourd" (like "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" - an escape path).
And, as these demos were, "hit record, start writing, one pass one take" per the period I did these - how, why, etc.
Chorus:
Follow the drinking gourd, 2x
The old man is a waitin' to carry you home, 2x
Follow the drinking gourd. 2x
When the sun comes up and the first quail calls, follow the drinking gourd.
The old man is a waitin' to carry you home, 2x
Now the river bank..., makes a mighty good road, dead trees will show you the way.
Left foot, peg foot, travelin' on, follow the drinking gourd.
[Chorus]
Now the river ends between two hills, follow the drinking gourd.
There's another river on the other side, follow the drinking gourd.
The old man is a waitin' to carry you home, follow the drinking gourd.
Third sunset you'll be home, follow the drinking gourd, follow the drinking gourd
Follow the drinking gourd, 2x
The old man is a waitin' to carry you home, 2x
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