Traditional african song follow the drinking gourd lyrics. When the sun comes back and the first quail calls, follow the drinking gourd. A copy of the song, follow the drinking gourd, you can play for the students. From a highlyrespected picture book authorillustrator comes a lyrical evocation of philippe petits 1974 tightrope walk. Richie havens follow the drinking gourd lyrics genius. Follow the drinking gourd is a book featured in five in a row, a literaturebased unit study curriculum. Aquilas drinking gourd, pamela dell, tradition books, 2003, excelsior, mn. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter goodreads. The drinking gourd song was supposedly used by an underground railroad operative to encode escape instructions and a map. The intended age group for this book is primary intermediate.
Follow the drinking gourd book authorstream presentation. A story of the underground railroad, told by morgan freeman with music by taj mahal. Includes notes about the story, what is a drinking gourd, finding the north star, and secret names for people with the underground railroad. In code, the drinking gourd stood for the big dipper, the wellknown constellation which it resembles. This book is about slavery, and the underground railroad. For the old man is awaiting for to carry you to freedom, theres another river on the other side, if you follow the drinking gourd. Ive included a summary of census and other vital information on moses w. The title of this inspiring story is the title of an important folk song from a troubled part of our nations history. For the old man is awaiting for to carry you to freedom if you follow the drinking gourd where the great big river meets the little river, follow the drinking gourd. Students explore the hidden meaning of follow the drinking gourd and create secret directions for finding their own school. Follow the drinking gourd is an african american folk song first published in 1928. For the old man is waiting to carry you to freedom. Tommy learns that his father has hidden the family in the barn until he can take them across the river at night. Follow the drinking gourd contained coded instructions on how and when to escape, and directions for traveling to safe havens along the way.
Follow the drinking gourd follow the drinking gourd for the old man is a waiting for to carry you to freedom follow the drinking gourd the riverbank will make a mighty good road the dead trees show you the way left foot, peg foot traveling on following the drinking gourd follow the drinking gourd follow the drinking gourd for the old man is a. The drinking gourd is another name for the big dipper asterism. Theres another river on the other side, follow the drinking gourd. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter, paperback. Fifth graders complete a short unit on slavery and the u. Reviewed titles print book supported by capstone interactive accelerated reader. Follow the drinking gourd theres another river on the other side follow the drinking gourd chorus i thought i heard the angels say follow the drinking gourd the stars in the heavens gonna show. During the civil war era, the song follow the drinking gourd was shared among slaves as a means to facilitate their escape to the north. While working for plantation owners, peg leg joe teaches the slaves a song about the drinking gourd the big dipper. This book activity guide is designed to go with the book follow the drinking gourd, story and pictures by jeanette winter. This is a story about the underground railroad in the precivil war days. He would help the slave owner around the plantation but then at night he would teach the slaves who worked on the plantation a song that would lead them to freedom. If you teach the jeanette winter picture book, consider explaining that it is just. As the note at the beginning of this historical childrens book tells, slaves learned a folk song entitled follow the drinking gourd.
This wellknown song is expanded into a history of escape on the underground railroad. Lang artsanalogy, compound words, theme study, uncle toms. Follow the drinking gourd is a historical fiction book about slavery. Winters story begins with a pegleg sailor who aids slaves on their escape on the underground railroad. When the sun comes back and the first quail calls, the river ends between two hills, follow the drinking gourd. Follow the drinking gourd bound to stay bound books. Once in canada, slaves gained their freedom and were no longer an object owned by a master. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter paperbackage 37 years story with song melody and lyrics. Read the book follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter.
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. My family which then included two elementary school students next heard the audiobook version. Follow the drinking gourd is a book about historical fiction, written and illustrated by jeanette winter. When the sun come back and the first quail calls,\ nfollow the drinking gourd \nfor the old mans waiting for to carry you to freedom,\nif you follow the drinking gourd. Feb 25, 2010 digital story describing the code behind the song follow the drinking gourd. Follow the drinking gourd direction translation follow the drinking gourd. 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, told by morgan freeman with music. It inspired a wellreceived novel of the same name by the southern writer, frances gaither, in 1940. After reading follow the drinking gourd have students study the faces of the runaway slaves as illustrated in the book. The river ends between two hills, follow the drinking gourd. Harpercollins childrens books, a division of harpercollins publishers. Youll love this collection of 40 amazing picture books.
For the old man is awaiting for to carry you to freedom if you follow the drinking gourd. 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 moose came to him a while ago and he knew, just knew, that it was meant to be his. But there were no recordings, even though the lomax book was wellknown to. This engagingly illustrated picture book tells the story of peg leg joe. The riverbank makes a very good road, the dead trees will show you the way. The text of the song contained hidden messages about how the slaves could find their freedom. A couple, their son, and two others make their escape by following the songs directions. Exploring follow the drinking gourd musical explorers. Follow the drinking gourd, youtube lesson and readaloud with. Reading excerpts from the book will graphically illustrate to the students how slaves traveled on slave ships, and provide accurate historical information on the issue of slavery in america. The drinking gourd referred to the constellation known as the big dipper which guided them northward along waterways and mountain passes. The true story of follow the drinking gourd casandersdotnet.
The drinking gourd, otherwise known as the big dipper, helped to lead slaves to canada. Then we do a discussion about the differences between the book and movie main character of the book is a boy, etc. Follow the drinking gourd contained coded instructions on how and when to. 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. When tommys father comes home, they hide the runaways in a hay wagon and drive them to the river. They read and analyze the book, follow the drinking gourd, compose their own secret song, complete an abraham lincoln crossword puzzle, and dramatize a historical. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter scholastic. Follow the drinking gourd when the sun comes up and the first quail calls follow the drinking gourd for the old man is a waitin for to carry you to freedom follow the drinking gourd chorus. They follow it, for it always points to the north star, which can guide them north as they travel at night, the safest time. Digital story describing the code behind the song follow the drinking gourd. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content. Follow the drinking gourd was first published in 1928 by the texas folklore society.
It utilizes beautiful figurative language and utilized music lyrics, or poetry, about following a drinking gourd to. April 1981 edition entitled highlights of the civil war 18611865. An old white sailor named peg leg joe wanted to help free the slaves. Freeman, morgan, mahal, taj follow the drinking gourd. Have students study the faces of the runaway slaves as illustrated in the book. This information is excerpted from a lengthier cultural history of the drinking gourd. I watch it after reading the short chapter book the drinking gourd. Follow the drinking gourd picture book about how slaves used the north star and the big dipper drinking gourd constellation in the underground railroad by jeanette winter cobblestone a history magazine for young people. Roger mcguinn follow the drinking gourd lyrics genius. This is a great book to utilize in an elementary school, lower level, classroom. These directions then enabled fleeing slaves to make their way north from mobile, alabama to the ohio river and freedom. See more ideas about underground railroad, five in a row and gourds. 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 and the north star to guide the way.
We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Follow the drinking gourd supposedly encodes escape instructions and a. Jeanette winter, whose my name is georgia was a publishers weekly best book among other accolades, lives in pipe creek, texas. 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 when the sun comes back and the first quail calls, the river ends between two hills, follow the drinking gourd.
Used in this context it is a code name for the big dipper star formation, which points to polaris, the pole star, and north. They are following the drinking gourd, a constellation in the northern sky that points the way to freedom. Frances gaither, follow the drinking gourd why a drinking gourd website i first read jeanette winters follow the drinking gourd picture book in the summer of 2004. Feb 02, 2016 follow the drinking gourd makowski music. Follow the drinking gourd is an american folk song from the 1920s. Follow the drinking gourd the drinking gourd alludes to the hollowed out gourd used by slaves and other rural americans as a water dipper.
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