Follow the Drinking Gourd

[brennabuckingham]

i love this song too, i went on the underground railroad, well part of it and we sang this song :D its awesome

[seohayami1]

Thank you, Jeff. I'm very much impressed by your way of singing. I will copy the chord you played, can I?

[jeffl56]

@seohayami1 Yes, the chords are listed below.....

[seohayami1]

Thank you, Jeff. I'm very much impressed by your way of singing.

[jeffl56]

@bebegreen99 Thanks BeBe....

[PuppyLuvsSoccer]

i have been waiting for a video. all the other ones are of bad choirs or something else. but this one is just as the one i remember my old music teacher showed us along with the book. nice :D

[Blazin500s]

the only one ive heard that is the actual ssong

[KananiChara]

this is the best one of this song I've seen yet, it's just the camera you used that's bugging me D:

[jeffl56]

@KananiChara Yes, the ISight camea on my Mac, an early vid. 

[PocoZeph]

Beautiful... Really you're a good player and singer :)

Can i ask you wich chors you used ???

[jeffl56]

@PocoZeph

The verses are almost exclusively Em, with a D thrown in last line.

Chorus is

A - Em - A - Em

Follow the Drinking Gourd, Follow the Drinking Gourd.

G - D - Em - B7

(For) the old man is a-waitin’ for to carry you to freedom,

C - D - Em

Follow the Drinking Gourd.

Let me know if you do your own YouTube!

[tBILLYtheKIDDt]

@jeffl56 thx for the chords man. ps: you have a good voice!

[yarmo28]

Thanks for having posted this. There is so much hope and faith in this song.

[jeffl56]

Thanks so much!

[vanessa25522]

i sing this song at my school

[FromA2mee]

this was made on my birthday:D haha. i like this song. good way of leading the slaves.

[defjam61]

DUDE YOU MADE ME PISS IN MY PANTS OF HOW GOOD YOU ARE DUDe you rock

[milograamans]

Very nice! Like the different chords you used.

[jeffl56]

Thanks!

[sillypinkhippo]

what chords did you use?

[jeffl56]

Sent you a note.

[reaper9812]

ya,what chords did you use?

[lovinhoes1]

nigger lover ull burn in hell white power

[jeffl56]

Umm. I think I'll leave this for others to comment.

[2008myra]

dude ya killed i xD

[jeffl56]

Thanks!

[wordoc23]

i like this version more

[Urban312]

this is probably the best cover i have heard on youtube so far, the sound quality is excellent to, great job!

[hulloguvnah]

I love this!

[jeffl56]

Thanks Hullo!

[NiecyBakOnDeck02]

HE KILLED IT!!

I Like dis version betta den da slower one..its kinda scary to meh lOl

[jeffl56]

Woot, thanks!

[mekiko1323]

i loved they way you could play that song so good

[jeffl56]

Thanks Mekiko!

[livluvlaf23]

i love this song, i sing it to myself all the time :3 i remember singing it in 4th grade for music class and i can never remember all the words. glad i found this vid :3

do you think you could put lyrics in the description? that would be awesome ^♥^

[Hapster95]

was just singing this to myself then i'm like ooh i see a vid >_>

[bluemango44]

omg i finally found it i love this song now my teacher showed me and my class

[jeffl56]

Well hope you like it!

[xxcassiexxtwilight]

what school do you go to ?????

[AtemiRaven]

Any one know of any piano based versions of this song, because I can play a piano, but not a guitar. I would really like it if someone would send a link or something.

[TehRacooonODoom]

just figure out the chord progression (probably on google) and play that and variations while singing it

[alasryh]

cool

nice voice

[dano4734]

Nice treatment of a great old song

keep playing

Dan

[smileyfun5]

BEAUTIFUL song. I first learned it in third grade. This saved SO MANY slaves, along with other songs, because it was one of the only ways they could communicate.

[cool12789]

i luv this song!

[rakrobn]

Wonderful!

[rakrobn]

the best individual-sung version of this song on Youtube.

[TinkGerman]

fabulous!

[DevinRobinson18]

Good Job, I love this song it showed my ancestors how to escape

[Resette]

Do you always play with your thumb up by the ridge of the neck like that or are you using it to hold the low e some of the time?

[Resette]

Do you always play with your thumb up by the top or are you using it to hold the low e sometimes?

[jeffl56]

Use it on the D chords....