I supported the Tigers' study of the Underground Railroad by singing some songs used by the slaves and Harriet Tubman to give disguised clues to the slaves who wished to escape to the North. This song, "Follow the Drinking Gourd" contained many helpful clues, the main one being to follow the North Star which can be located by finding the "drinking gourd" in the sky (big dipper). Earth day is on the way and we've been prepping with the older groups by singing this song made famous by the legendary Pete Seeger. Here are the lyrics we sing: Sailing up (sailing up), sailing down (sailing down)
Up (down), down (up!) - up and down the river Sailing on - stopping all along the way The river may be dirty now but it's getting cleaner every day People come (people come), people go (people go) Come (go), go (come) - up and down the river Sailing on - stopping all along the way The river may be dirty now but it's getting cleaner every day Garbage here (garbage here), garbage there (garbage there) Here (there), there (here) - up and down the river Sailing on - stopping all along the way The river may be dirty now but it's getting cleaner every day Catching fish (catching fish), catching cold (catching cold) Cold (fish), fish (cold) - up and down the river Sailing on - stopping all along the way The river may be dirty now but it's getting cleaner every day People come (people come), people go (people go) Come (go), go (come) - up and down the river Sailing on - stopping all along the way The river may be dirty now but it's getting cleaner every day |
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