Hi Jamie

The Penguin Book of American Folk Songs gives the chords as:-


1.

         Em
When the sun comes back and the first quail calls,

Am
Fol-low the drin-kin' gourd,

    G          D          Em          B7
The old man is a-wait-in' to carry you to free-dom,

Em          B7       Em
Fol-low the drin-kin' gourd.


CHORUS

A            Em
Fol-low the drin-kin' gourd,

A
Fol-low the drin-kin' gourd,

    Em          D          Em          B7
The old man is a-wait-in' to carry you to free-dom,

Em          B7       Em
Fol-low the drin-kin' gourd


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The Weavers song book gives them as:-


1.

         Em
When the sun comes back and the first quail calls,


Fol-low the drin-kin' gourd,

    G          D          Em          Bm
The old man is a-wait-in' to carry you to free-dom,

Em          Bm       Em
Fol-low the drin-kin' gourd.



CHORUS

Em   A       Em
Fol-low the drin-kin' gourd,


    A       Em
Fol-low the drin-kin' gourd,

         G            D             Em             Bm
For the old man is a-wait-in' for to car-ry you to free-dom,


Em          Bm       Em
Fol-low the drin-kin' gourd



There ain't a lot of difference in it, missing out the Am on the
second line and substituting Bm for B7, thats it!

You pays your money and you takes your choice as they say.


Hope this comes out as I typed it in, and that it helps.


Cheers for now

Cattail !