The Underground Railroad was released on World Narcolepsy Day, September 22, 2022 to help to raise narcolepsy awareness. My song is available to stream on all major streaming platforms including Spotify, YouTube, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, and Deezer and to purchase on bandcamp, iTunes, and Apple Music. To watch my lyric video for ‘The Underground Railroad” please use the link below to go to my Band It About YouTube Channel, and while you are there please give it a Like! Thank You. The Underground Railroad (official lyric video)
For more than 25 years, Harriet Tubman was trapped in the bonds of slavery before escaping, traveling alone mostly under the cover of night all the way to Philadelphia in 1849. Once free, she became an operator of the Underground Railroad — a secret network of people, places and routes that provided shelter and assistance to escaping slaves. She then spent more than 10 years making secret return trips to Maryland, risking her life to lead her family and friends safely to freedom.
Tubman sang two songs while operating her rescue missions, changing the tempo of the songs to indicate whether it was safe to come out or not.
She suffered a traumatic head injury as a young girl, probably in the 1830s. The injury resulted in her developing “secondary narcolepsy” or “posttraumatic hypersomnia”, after which, she had a lifetime of seizures, headaches, visions, and involuntary sleep attacks.
Tubman had earned the nickname “Moses” for liberating so many enslaved people at great risk to her own life. Her last rescue mission was in 1860.
“The Underground Railroad” Lyrics by Di Spillane
This great tale began with a dreamer
The voice in her head showing the way
Courage and strength can be found within
Trust and believe as Harriet once did
Cross the line and be free
Fight for your liberty
Hands of strength will lead you there
To help you escape to the promised land
If you hear the dogs
See torches in the woods
If there’s shouting after you
Don’t you ever stop
If you want to taste freedom
Break chains of ignorance for one and all then
Follow Moses and be free
When she calls you through the trees
The North Star will light the path
All the way to the promised land
On the Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad
Will set you free
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad
Will set you free
Ignorance gains no experience,
Choose not to be a slave
You will be welcome when you land
Albeit as a stranger in a strange land
Cross the line and be free
Fight for your liberty
Hands of strength will lead you there
To help you escape to the promised land
If you hear the dogs
See torches in the woods
If there’s shouting after you
Don’t you ever stop
If you want to taste freedom
Break chains of ignorance for one and all then
Follow Moses and be free
When she calls you through the trees
The North Star will light the path
And you will escape to the promised land
On the Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad
It will set you free
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad
It will set you free
Di Spillane – vocals, harmonies, and backing vocals, Gail Page – harmonies/backing vocals, Rick Melick – piano, Denis Surmon – bass guitar, and Edward Pollard – drums. Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Brett Sody at Sody Pop Recording Studios and Services, Norwood, South Australia. Released September 22nd, 2022.
