Antonia  +  107405 Fri, 10 Jun 05 07:36 PM Who said this? All I found is that it's a song, but I guess there's more to it:) Please help Antonia Joined on Fri, Mar 11 2005 Contributing Member 1,266

	abbie1948  +  107419 Fri, 10 Jun 05 08:09 PM THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND words and music by Woody Guthrie Chorus: 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 a ribbon of highway I saw above me an endless skyway I saw below me a golden valley This land was made for you and me Chorus I've roamed and rambled and I've 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 Chorus The sun comes shining as I was strolling The wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling The fog was lifting a voice come chanting This land was made for you and me Chorus As I was walkin' - I saw a sign there And that sign said - no tress passin' But on the other side .... it didn't say nothin! Now that side was made for you and me! Chorus In the squares of the city - In the shadow of the steeple Near the relief office - I see my people And some are grumblin' and some are wonderin' If this land's still made for you and me. Chorus (2x) abbie1948

	khoff  +  107541 Sat, 11 Jun 05 03:58 AM Abbie - I am falling out of my chair in astonishment! This is a song that I learned in grade school many many years ago, but I never heard the last two verses! I never knew it was anything other than a tribute to the glories of America - and I'll bet that 99% of Americans who could sing the chorus from memory have no idea that there was any "social commentary" anywhere in the song. khoff Joined on Sun, Mar 6 2005 Senior Member 3,582 Native speaker of American English (but not a grammar expert)

	abbie1948  +  107885 Sun, 12 Jun 05 11:47 AM I think that many people don't even know it was by Woodie Guthrie, which would probably give a clue! abbie1948