“Lyrics to ‘This Land Is Your Land’ from WoodyGuthrie.org. And if you can’t watch the video for some reason, here’s a transcript.”

Seth Dixon‘s insight:

This video that I originally found on Upworthy shows that even classic songs of Americana that might seem jingoistic may have had a subversive beginning.  I never knew there was a final verse to this Great Depression era song that references iconic cultural landscapes; know that I’ve heard it I see why it isn’t taught to school kids, but I wish it was.   

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?
 

Tags:  poverty, place, USA, landscape, culture, music.

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