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Woody Guthrie’s song lyrics will be added as articles referencing them are added.
Lyrics to “This Land is Your Land” by Woody Guthrie, performed all across America from 1940 to 1950:
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.
As I was walking that ribbon of highway
I saw above me that endless skyway;
I saw below me that golden valley;
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.
When the sun came shining, and I was strolling,
And the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling,
As the fog was lifting a voice was chanting:
This land was made for you and me.
As I went walking I saw a sign there,
And on the sign it said “No Trespassing.”
But on the other side it didn’t say nothing.
That side was made for you and me.
In the shadow of the steeple I saw my people,
By the relief office I seen my people;
As they stood there hungry, I stood there asking
Is this land made for you and me?
Nobody living can ever stop me,
As I go walking that freedom highway;
Nobody living can ever make me turn back
This land was made for you and me.
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Related audio/video recording:
A song that will inspire you to remember what America means to you:
YouTube, Woody Guthrie, “This Land Is Your Land.”
Other related article you may be interested in:
Article explores the history of the song and includes other artists who have covered it.
Wikipedia, Woody Guthrie, “This Land is Your Land.”
Article announces and describes The American Cultural Survival System (TACSS) Initiative and how we have to get down to brass tacks to “tell the truth, roll with the punches and let the chips fall where they may.” Woody Guthrie always did that. His song, “This Land is Your Land,” reminds Americans about what’s important about the United States that is worth standing up for and defending:
Helen’s Place LLC, August 31, 2025, “Rolling Resistance: TACSS Initiative.”
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