Follow the Drinking Gourd
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Follow the Drinking Follow the Drinking GourdGourd
Direction TranslationDirection Translation
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Follow the Drinking Gourd!Follow the Drinking Gourd!Follow the Drinking Gourd!Follow the Drinking Gourd!
The Drinking Gourd = the Big DipperThe Drinking Gourd = the Big Dipper
Points northPoints north
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For the old man is awaiting For the old man is awaiting for to carry you to freedomfor to carry you to freedom
►Old Man is slang for a captainOld Man is slang for a captain
►Old Man= Peg Leg JoeOld Man= Peg Leg Joe
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Where & WhenWhere & When
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When the sun comes back When the sun comes back and the first quail callsand the first quail calls
►““Sun comes back”= SpringSun comes back”= Spring the days get longerthe days get longer
►““the first quail calls”= Mid-Aprilthe first quail calls”= Mid-April quail breeding seasonquail breeding season
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Mobile, Alabama- Mobile, Alabama- NorthNorth
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The riverbank makes a very The riverbank makes a very good road,good road,
►““river”= Tombigbee river which is in river”= Tombigbee river which is in AlabamaAlabama
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The dead trees will show you The dead trees will show you the way,the way,
►Charcoal mud markings were put on Charcoal mud markings were put on tree and rocks as a guidetree and rocks as a guide
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Left foot, peg foot traveling Left foot, peg foot traveling onon
►The markings were of a human left The markings were of a human left foot and a round spot for the right footfoot and a round spot for the right foot
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Mississippi- Mississippi- TennesseeTennessee
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The river ends between two The river ends between two hillshills
►The Tombigbee River ends at Woodall The Tombigbee River ends at Woodall MountainMountain
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There’s another river on the There’s another river on the other sideother side
►Cross to the left side of the Tennessee Cross to the left side of the Tennessee RiverRiver Why? Because it had a more direct Why? Because it had a more direct
northern route north to Ohionorthern route north to Ohio
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End of the RouteEnd of the Route
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Where the great big river meets Where the great big river meets the little riverthe little river
►Big river= Ohio RiverBig river= Ohio River►Little river= Tennessee RiverLittle river= Tennessee River
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The old man is awaiting for to The old man is awaiting for to carry you to freedomcarry you to freedom
►A guide will be waiting where the rivers A guide will be waiting where the rivers meet meet
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