This song is about walking in the footsteps of fugitive slave seeking freedom in Pa. Susquehanna County.
My main genre is Celtic but I play everything from country to gospel. I have been preforming for over 20 years with different bands and a few of my own. Current
Story behind the song
I participated in a living history event at Old Mill Village, New Milford, Pa. It's about walking in the footsteps of fugitive slaves seeking freedom in Susquehanna County in the 1800's.
Lyrics
We slept through the day, traveled by night
On foot trails to Canada, to start a new life
Every word whispered day's journey in the dark
Stepping so quietly as not to get caught
(Chorus) The Underground Railroad set up to free men
Running through the night catch us if you can
To live as a slave forced to break free
Hiding out in houses just to get away
When the white man comes looking we're already gone
The conductor there to meet us our journey's just begun
(Chorus) The Underground Railroad set up to free men
Running through the night catch us if you can
Through farmlands, woodlands, fields and bogs
Wallowing in creek beds, hiding in logs
The white man chases us with his dogs
A whipping post beating if we get caught
(Chorus) The Underground Railroad set up to free men
Running through the night catch us if you can
So if you're out walking some hot summer night
And you here the sound of whispers that slartle you with fright
Just remember the story I had just told
Life about slavery and the Underground Railroad
(Chorus) The Underground Railroad set up to free men
Running through the night catch us if you can
(Chorus) The Underground Railroad set up to free men
Running through the night catch us if you can
