Lyrics and translation Taj Mahal - Follow the Drinking Gourd
The
riverbank
makes
a
very
good
road
La
berge
du
fleuve
fait
une
très
bonne
route
The
dead
trees
will
show
you
the
way
Les
arbres
morts
te
montreront
le
chemin
Left
foot,
peg
foot
traveling
on
Pied
gauche,
pied
boiteux
voyageant
Follow
the
drinking
gourd
Suis
la
calebasse
à
boire
The
river
ends
between
two
hills
Le
fleuve
se
termine
entre
deux
collines
Follow
the
drinking
gourd
Suis
la
calebasse
à
boire
There′s
another
tree
on
the
other
side
Il
y
a
un
autre
arbre
de
l'autre
côté
Follow
the
drinking
gourd
Suis
la
calebasse
à
boire
When
the
great
big
river
meets
the
little
river
Lorsque
le
grand
fleuve
rencontre
le
petit
fleuve
Follow
the
drinking
gourd
Suis
la
calebasse
à
boire
For
the
old
man
is
waiting
for
to
carry
you
to
freedom
Car
le
vieil
homme
t'attend
pour
te
mener
à
la
liberté
If
you
follow
the
drinking
gourd
Si
tu
suis
la
calebasse
à
boire
When
the
sun
comes
back
and
the
first
quail
cries
Quand
le
soleil
revient
et
que
la
première
caille
chante
Follow
the
drinking
gourd
Suis
la
calebasse
à
boire
For
the
old
man
is
waiting
for
to
carry
you
to
freedom
Car
le
vieil
homme
t'attend
pour
te
mener
à
la
liberté
If
you
follow
the
drinking
gourd
Si
tu
suis
la
calebasse
à
boire
Rate the translation
1
Ain't That a Lot of Love
2 Checkin' Up On My Baby
3 Corrina
4 Do I Love Her
5 Follow the Drinking Gourd
6 You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond
7 Ain't it Funky Now
8 Blues With a Feeling
9 West Indian Revelation
10 Eighteen Hammers
11 Johnny Too Bad
12 Freight Train
13 Slave Driver
14 (Clara) St. Kitts Woman
15 Curry
16 Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)
17 Little Brown Dog
18 Statesboro Blues
19 Señor Blues
20 Six Days On the Road
21 Stagger Lee
22 Going Up to the Country, Paint My Mailbox Blue
23 Built for Comfort
24 Texas Woman Blues
25 Sweet Home Chicago
26 Oh, Susanna
27 Take a Giant Step
28 Frankie & Albert
29 Cakewalk into Town
30 Fishin' Blues
31 Nobody's Business But My Own
32 Dust My Broom
33 Everybody Is Somebody
34 M'Banjo
35 Leavin' Trunk
36 We Gonna Rock
37 Sweet Mama Janisse (Live)
38 Tom & Sally Drake
39 When I Feel the Sea Beneath My Soul
40 But I Rode Some
41 Crossing (Lonely Day)
42 Sentidos Dulce (Sweet Feelings)
43 The Most Recent (Evolution) Of Muthafusticus Modernusticus
44 Bye & Bye
45 Buck Dancer's Choice
46 She Caught The Katy & Left Me A Mule To Ride
47 Ain't Gwine Whistle Dixie (Any Mo')
48 Natural Man
49 Railroad Bill
50 Early In The Morning
51 Blind Boy Rag
52 Little Red Hen Blues
53 Mary Don't You Weep
2 Checkin' Up On My Baby
3 Corrina
4 Do I Love Her
5 Follow the Drinking Gourd
6 You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond
7 Ain't it Funky Now
8 Blues With a Feeling
9 West Indian Revelation
10 Eighteen Hammers
11 Johnny Too Bad
12 Freight Train
13 Slave Driver
14 (Clara) St. Kitts Woman
15 Curry
16 Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)
17 Little Brown Dog
18 Statesboro Blues
19 Señor Blues
20 Six Days On the Road
21 Stagger Lee
22 Going Up to the Country, Paint My Mailbox Blue
23 Built for Comfort
24 Texas Woman Blues
25 Sweet Home Chicago
26 Oh, Susanna
27 Take a Giant Step
28 Frankie & Albert
29 Cakewalk into Town
30 Fishin' Blues
31 Nobody's Business But My Own
32 Dust My Broom
33 Everybody Is Somebody
34 M'Banjo
35 Leavin' Trunk
36 We Gonna Rock
37 Sweet Mama Janisse (Live)
38 Tom & Sally Drake
39 When I Feel the Sea Beneath My Soul
40 But I Rode Some
41 Crossing (Lonely Day)
42 Sentidos Dulce (Sweet Feelings)
43 The Most Recent (Evolution) Of Muthafusticus Modernusticus
44 Bye & Bye
45 Buck Dancer's Choice
46 She Caught The Katy & Left Me A Mule To Ride
47 Ain't Gwine Whistle Dixie (Any Mo')
48 Natural Man
49 Railroad Bill
50 Early In The Morning
51 Blind Boy Rag
52 Little Red Hen Blues
53 Mary Don't You Weep
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