Showing posts with label Woody Guthrie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Woody Guthrie. Show all posts

Saturday, July 4, 2020

Happy 244th!

Happy 244th birthday, U.S.A!

Your country is so much more than the present president and the vile sycophantic trumpanzees. This too shall pass and you will recover. I still believe that, and so should you!

You were given a Republic, now work to keep it! Vote in November!



This Land Is Your Land
Words and Music by Woody Guthrie

As I went walking that ribbon of highway
I saw above me an endless skyway;
I saw below me that golden valley;
This land was made for you and me.

This land is your land, this land is my land
From California to the New York island,
From the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters;
This land was made for you and me.

I've roamed and rambled and I followed my footsteps
To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts;
And all around me, a voice was sounding;
This land was made for you and me.

This land is your land, this land is my land
From California to the New York island,
From the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters;
This land was made for you and me.

In the squares of the city, by the shadow of the steeple;
By the relief office, I saw my people;
As they stood there hungry, I stood there whispering;
This land was made for you and me.

A great high wall there that tried to stop me; 
A great big sign there said "Private Property"
But on the other side, it didn't say nothing;
That sign was made for you and me.

This land is your land, this land is my land
From California to the New York island,
From the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters;
This land was made for you and me.

Nobody living can ever stop me, 
As I go walking on Freedom Highway
Nobody living can make me turn back
This land was made for you and me.

This land is your land, this land is my land
From California to the New York island,
From the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters;
This land was made for you and me.