Winters story begins with a pegleg sailor who aids slaves on their escape on the underground railroad. In code, the drinking gourd stood for the big dipper, the wellknown constellation which it resembles. Follow the drinking gourd follow the drinking gourd for the old man is a waitin for to carry you to freedom follow the drinking gourd verse. Follow the drinking gourdafrican american spiritual. While working for plantation owners, peg leg joe teaches the slaves a song about the drinking gourd the big dipper.
The drinking gourd the drinking gourd audiobook, by f. Follow the drinking gourd is an american folk song from the 1920s. Explore audibles collection of free sleep and relaxation audio experiences. An underground railroad story by cari meister adapter, robert squier illustrator follow the drinking gourd is.
Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter overdrive. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. However you choose to perform it, follow the drinking gourd will provide you with an excellent singing opportunity, along with a fascinating page from american history. Follow the drinking gourd ebook by jeanette winter. Follow the drinking gourd the underground railroad. Left foot, peg foot, traveling on, follow the drinking gourd. This engagingly illustrated picture book tells the story of peg leg joe.
The river bed makes a mighty fine road, dead trees to show you the way and its left foot, peg foot, traveling on follow the drinking gourd. Follow the drinking gourd extension activities scholastic. Follow the drinking gourd audible audiobook unabridged rabbit ears. A em follow the drinking gourd, a em follow the drinking gourd, g d em bm for the old man is a waitin for to carry you to freedom, em bm em follow the drinking gourd. Follow the drinking gourd when the sun comes back, and the first quail calls, follow the drinking gourd, for the old man is waiting for to carry you to freedom if you follow the drinking gourd. After the class has learned the song, reread the text, pausing to have the class sing the song segments. Legend has it that a man called peg leg joe taught slaves the song to help them escape to freedom, and they used the big dipper. Clip from 1992 video animation told by morgan freeman. Legend has it that a man called peg leg joe taught slaves the song to. Map of free and slave states the drinking gourd five in a row, the.
Download audiobooks narrated by morgan freeman to your device. Taj mahal, musician a young slave girl sets off north with her brother and mother, following the star in the drinking gourd or big dipper that points to freedom. Follow the drinking gourd childrens books read aloud. Music by taj mahal, illustrated by yvonne buchanan. Jan 01, 2002 follow the drinking gourd audio cassette january 1, 2002 by morgan freeman narrator 5. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. If necessary, engage a music teachers assistance in order to accurately decipher the musical score. Mar 22, 20 follow the drinking gourd is a story of slavery and escape in the mid1800s. We enjoy audio books and this one did not disappoint. In the yellow hues of the african plains, hunting was easy for the leopard, whose light coat served as camouflage. I was able to use the storyline to share some of the personal.
Other verses go into greater detail about following the river banks and which way to go as they head north. Folklore has it that slaves in the united states used it as a point of reference so they would not get lost. Children might also enjoy creating sound affects for this song. An exceptional arrangement of the traditional africanamerican folk song pertaining to the big dipper the drinking gourd and how it points north t freedom.
Rabbit ears treasury of african american heroes audio book cd cd audio, audio. The title of this inspiring story is the title of an important folk song from a troubled part of our nations history. The drinking gourd is another name for the big dipper asterism. Help the class learn the follow the drinking gourd song as written in the back of the book. Plus, youll get an additional audiobook per month after trial.
Lee hayss follow the drinking gourd lyrics appear at the beginning. Based on the traditional american folksong, this compelling tale recounts the daring adventures of one familys escape from slavery via the underground railroad. Mar 22, 20 follow the drinking gourd is a story of slavery and escape in the. For the ole mans awaiting for to carry you to freedom. Richie havens follow the drinking gourd lyrics genius. Written by rabbit ears, audiobook narrated by morgan freeman. The true story of follow the drinking gourd casandersdotnet. Will tommy fuller be able to hide the runaways from a search party or will the secret passengers be discovered and their hope for freedom destroyed.
The riverbank will make a mighty good road the dead trees show you the way left foot, peg foot travelin on following the drinking gourd chorus. Follow the drinking gourd audiobook by rabbit ears. For the old man is awaiting for to carry you to freedom, if you follow the drinking gourd. But he didnt stand a chance of survival unless, of course, he acquired spots himself. When the sun comes back and the first quail calls, follow the drinking gourd. Follow the drinking gourd, follow the drinking gourd for the old man is awaitin to carry you to freedom follow the drinking gourd when the sun goes back. Feb 15, 2017 follow the drinking gourd is an american folk song from the 1920s.
Read follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter available from rakuten kobo. Follow the drinking gourd book authorstream presentation. Follow the drinking gourd click link above and then click on mp3 link on webpage to hear song follow the drinking gourd. They follow it, for it always points to the north star, which can guide them north as they travel at night, the safest time. For the old man is waiting to carry you to freedom. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Audiobooks narrated by morgan freeman audio books, podcasts. The drinking gourd itself refers to the big dipper constellation, and each subsequent line refers to a location and or time of year. For the old man is awaiting for to carry you to freedom if you follow the drinking gourd. Morgan freeman reads this story, accompanied by music by taj mahal. Em now the river bankll make a mighty good road, the dead trees will show you the way. On a personal note, this book and audio book were my introduction to the song.
The weavers listen first commercially released recording of the song. Follow the drinking gourd has been recorded almost 200 times. Written by peg leg joe it is an ingenious song that was taught from slave to slave, slave camp to slave camp, describing how and when to get to freedom canada. According to legend, the song was used by a conductor of the underground railroad. Slaves in the antebellum south sang this version of follow the drinking gourd.
Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter scholastic. Chorus follow the drinking gourd, follow the drinking gourd for the old man is awaitin to carry you to freedom follow the drinking gourd. The riverbank makes a very good road, the dead trees will show you the way. This great african american spiritual is now a part of our h. Features solid choral writing with a haunting piano accompaniment. In a story based on the traditional american folksong, morgan freeman recounts the compelling adventures of one familys escape from slavery via the underground railroad.
Follow the drinking gourd kindle edition by winter, jeanette. Rabbit ears, morgan freeman, llc rabbit ears entertainment. Winters story begins with a pegleg sailor who aids slaves. The stars of the big dipper have led a runaway slave family to deacon fullers house, a stop on the underground railroad. Follow the drinking gourd is an african american folk song first published in 1928. Follow the drinking gourd childrens books read aloud youtube. Chicago international childrens film festival award.