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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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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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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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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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There's several ways of saying what's on your mind. And in states and counties where it ain't too healthy to talk too loud, speak your mind, or even vote like you want to, folks have found other ways of getting the word around. One of the mainest ways is by singing.
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The world is filled with people who are no longer needed -- and who try to make slaves of all of us -- and they have their music and we have ours.
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