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As I went walking That ribbon of highway I saw above me The endless skyway I saw below me The lonesome valley This land was made for you and me.
Woody Guthrie
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Woody Guthrie
Age: 55 †
Born: 1912
Born: July 14
Died: 1967
Died: October 3
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I love a good man outside the law, just as much as I hate a bad man inside the law.
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Now as through this world I ramble, I see lots of funny men, Some rob you with a six gun, And some with a fountain pen.
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All of you cowboys, fight for your land.
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A song ain't nothing but a conversation fixed up to where you can talk it over and over without getting tired of it.
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This land is your land, this land is my land
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I have decided long ago that my songs and ballads would not get the hugs and kisses of the capitalistic experts.
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One day we'll all find out that all of our songs was just little notes in a great big song!
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Nobody living can ever stop me. As I go walking my freedom highway. Nobody living can make me turn back. This land was made for you and me.
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