Lyrics and translation The Brothers Four - Follow the Drinkin' Gourd
When
the
sun
goes
back
and
the
first
quail
calls
Quand
le
soleil
se
couche
et
que
le
premier
caille
chante
Follow
the
drinking
gourd
Suis
la
calebasse
à
boire
The
old
man
is
a-waitin′
for
to
carry
you
to
freedom
Le
vieil
homme
t'attend
pour
t'emmener
vers
la
liberté
Follow
the
drinking
gourd.
Suis
la
calebasse
à
boire.
Follow
the
drinking
gourd,
follow
the
drinking
gourd
Suis
la
calebasse
à
boire,
suis
la
calebasse
à
boire
For
the
old
man
is
a-waitin'
to
carry
you
to
freedom
Car
le
vieil
homme
t'attend
pour
t'emmener
vers
la
liberté
Follow
the
drinking
gourd.
Suis
la
calebasse
à
boire.
The
river
bed
makes
a
mighty
fine
road,
Le
lit
de
la
rivière
fait
un
chemin
magnifique,
Dead
trees
to
show
you
the
way
Des
arbres
morts
pour
te
montrer
le
chemin
And
it′s
left
foot,
peg
foot,
traveling
on
Et
c'est
le
pied
gauche,
pied
de
bois,
qui
voyage
Follow
the
drinking
gourd.
Suis
la
calebasse
à
boire.
Follow
the
drinking
gourd,
follow
the
drinking
gourd
Suis
la
calebasse
à
boire,
suis
la
calebasse
à
boire
For
the
old
man
is
a-waitin'
to
carry
you
to
freedom
Car
le
vieil
homme
t'attend
pour
t'emmener
vers
la
liberté
Follow
the
drinking
gourd.
Suis
la
calebasse
à
boire.
The
river
ends
between
two
hills
La
rivière
se
termine
entre
deux
collines
Follow
the
drinking
gourd
Suis
la
calebasse
à
boire
There's
another
river
on
the
other
side
Il
y
a
une
autre
rivière
de
l'autre
côté
Follow
the
drinking
gourd.
Suis
la
calebasse
à
boire.
Follow
the
drinking
gourd,
follow
the
drinking
gourd
Suis
la
calebasse
à
boire,
suis
la
calebasse
à
boire
For
the
old
man
is
a-waitin′
to
carry
you
to
freedom
Car
le
vieil
homme
t'attend
pour
t'emmener
vers
la
liberté
Follow
the
drinking
gourd.
Suis
la
calebasse
à
boire.
I
thought
I
heard
the
angels
say
Je
crois
avoir
entendu
les
anges
dire
Follow
the
drinking
gourd
Suis
la
calebasse
à
boire
The
stars
in
the
heavens
gonna
show
you
the
way
Les
étoiles
dans
le
ciel
vont
te
montrer
le
chemin
Follow
the
drinking
gourd...
Suis
la
calebasse
à
boire...
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24 Eddystone Light
25 My Tani
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27 Green Fields
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30 Hard Travelin'
31 The Fox
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39 My Little John Henry (Got a Mighty Know)
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41 A Pretty Girl Is Like a Little Bird
42 Marianne
43 St. James Infirmary
44 Well, Well, Well
45 I Am a Roving Gambler
46 The Green Leaves Of Summer
47 When the Sun Goes Down
48 Riders In the Sky
49 Island Women
50 The Lilies Grow High
51 Zulu Warrior
52 Variation on an Old English Theme
53 Times
54 This Is Your Land
55 First Battalion (Live)
56 Variation on an Old English Theme (Live)
57 Across the Sea (Live)
58 Hey Hey My Honey
59 The Thinking Man, John Henry (Live)
60 Darlin' Sportin' Jenny (Live)
61 Frogg # 2
62 Whoa, Back, Buck (Live)
63 Low Bridge
64 With You Fair Maid
65 The Gallant Argosy
66 Beneath the Willow
67 Banua
68 The Proposal
69 Hey Liley Liley Lo
70 Ellie Lou
71 Sally Don't You Grieve
72 Sweet Rosyanne
2 Greenfields (Live)
3 Sama Kama Whacky Brown
4 Abilene
5 The Ballad of Sam Hall
6 Frogg
7 Pastures of Plenty
8 Rock Island Line
9 Betty and Dupree
10 Goodnight, Irene
11 The Tavern Song
12 Run, Come, See Jerusalem (Live)
13 Lady Greensleeves
14 The Driller's Song
15 Nobody Knows
16 I Am a Roving Gambler (Live)
17 Viva la compagnie
18 Summertime (Live)
19 Summer Days Alone
20 Come for to Carry Me Home
21 Tarrytown
22 Ole Smokey
23 The Old Settler's Song
24 Eddystone Light
25 My Tani
26 Nine Pound Hammer
27 Green Fields
28 East Virginia
29 Superman
30 Hard Travelin'
31 The Fox
32 Follow the Drinkin' Gourd
33 Angelique-O
34 Yellow Bird
35 The Damsel's Lament (I Never Will Marry)
36 Beautiful Brown Eyes
37 Blue Water line
38 Darlin', Won't You Wait
39 My Little John Henry (Got a Mighty Know)
40 Rock Island Line (Live)
41 A Pretty Girl Is Like a Little Bird
42 Marianne
43 St. James Infirmary
44 Well, Well, Well
45 I Am a Roving Gambler
46 The Green Leaves Of Summer
47 When the Sun Goes Down
48 Riders In the Sky
49 Island Women
50 The Lilies Grow High
51 Zulu Warrior
52 Variation on an Old English Theme
53 Times
54 This Is Your Land
55 First Battalion (Live)
56 Variation on an Old English Theme (Live)
57 Across the Sea (Live)
58 Hey Hey My Honey
59 The Thinking Man, John Henry (Live)
60 Darlin' Sportin' Jenny (Live)
61 Frogg # 2
62 Whoa, Back, Buck (Live)
63 Low Bridge
64 With You Fair Maid
65 The Gallant Argosy
66 Beneath the Willow
67 Banua
68 The Proposal
69 Hey Liley Liley Lo
70 Ellie Lou
71 Sally Don't You Grieve
72 Sweet Rosyanne
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