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Patriotic Song Lyric needed

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MLL

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Jul 6, 1999, 3:00:00 AM7/6/99
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Hello,

Does anyone know where I could find the lyrics to "This Land is Your Land?"
Hard to imagine, but I've forgotten most of this song after years of public
school and a long stint in the Girl Scouts.

Thanks,

Sister Beer


Sothrnngts

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Jul 6, 1999, 3:00:00 AM7/6/99
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This land is your land
This land is my land
From California
To the New York Island
From the redwood forests
To the Gulf Stream waters
This land was made for you and me

There is more but I don't know it all despite school, Girl Scouts AND summer
camp!

As I was walking
That (ribbon?) of highway
I saw before me
That (something) skyway
I saw (above?) me
Thata (something something)
This land was made for you and me

nancy g.

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Jul 6, 1999, 3:00:00 AM7/6/99
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MLL wrote:

> Does anyone know where I could find the lyrics to
> "This Land is Your Land?"

A search via Alta Vista using the phrase "this land is your land"
and the word "lyrics" returned over 1800 hits.

Here's the complete lyrics, including all the verses --
even the ones that are usually not sung when you're sitting
around those campfires.


THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND
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Woody Guthrie

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 water


This land was made for you and me

As I was walkin', that ribbon of highway
I saw above me, that endless skyway
I saw below me, that golden valley
I said this land was made for you and me

I've roamed and rambled, and I followed my footsteps
To the sparkling sand of her diamond desert
And all around me, a voice was sounding:


This land was made for you and me

Down in the city, in the shadow of the steeple
By the relief office, I saw my people
As they stood there hungry, I stood there whistling:


This land was made for you and me

As I went walking, I saw a sign there
And on that sign it said "Private Property"
But on the other side, it didn't say nothin'
That side was made for you and me !

Nobody living can ever stop me
As I go walking my freedom highway
Nobody living can make me turn back, cuz


This land was made for you and me

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


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You can hear a brief clip of Woody Guthrie himself singing
the chorus and the first verse at this URL:

http://www.si.edu/folklife/folkways/40100.htm

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