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Uploaded by on Jan 15, 2009

African American slavery song

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  • American slaves followed the Drinking Gourd. Irish rebels honored the Starry Plough. Welsh patriots looked to Ursa Major, the sign of King Arthur. It's a sign of freedom all over the Northern Hemisphere.

  • The song was a smart thing to create, basically a singing map.

    Blake

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  • i thank its ok

    

  • brings back high school memories =-O Ms. Shirbu

  • People say the four stars means 4 kings. They have died. they were looking for treasure.

  • i think thid id better than skrillex

  • Learned this in elementary school. We sang it a lot more slowly, and it was eerie as hell back then. 

  • the old man is peg leg joe. he helped the slaves make there way to freedom.

  • am i the only troll here...... yep.

  • where can i download this song for free? please really need it for my history project xx

  • were learning this song in school

  • @myfingerstyley the old man is a symbol for something I dont remember

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