From the Redwood Forest, to the Gulf Stream waters As I was walking that ribbon of highway I saw above me that endless skyway; I saw below me that golden valley; I | When Guthrie recorded "This Land Is Your Land," he ended with this verse: When the sun comes shining, then I was strolling, With the wheat fields waving, the dust clouds rolling, I've roamed and rambled, and I've followed my footsteps Chords ratings, diagrams and lyrics. 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 that ribbon of highway I saw above me that endless skyway I saw below … Q | This land is your land, this land is my land Near the relief office - I see my people Patriotic Song Lyrics. [Verse 6] 1, 2003-2021 - Lebanese Tribute to Bruce Springsteen. From California to the New York Island D | Bruce Springsteen performed THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND live many times in his career, mostly during The River Tour. This was the only Indian lyric I could find, but I am sure there are more. While, of course, the original lyrics convey an Indian belief that no one owns land. From California, to the New York Island Original Woody Guthrie version 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 went walking that ribbon of highway And I saw above me that endless skyway I saw below me that golden valley This land was made for you and me I roamed and rambled and I followed my footsteps To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts All around me a voice was sounding This land was made for yo… R | G As I was walking that ribbon of highway, I saw above me that endless skyway: I saw below me that golden valley: This land was made for … I saw below me that golden valley 1, This land is your land, and this land is my land, From the California, to the New York Island, From the Redwood Forest, to the Gulf Stream waters, This land is your land, this land is my land, I've roamed and rambled, and I've followed my footsteps, When the sun comes shining as I was strolling, In the squares of the city - In the shadow of the steeple, This Land Was Made for Anarchy by Ryan Parker, This Land Is Your Land by Bruce Springsteen, This Land Is Your Land by Neil Young and Crazy Horse, This Land Is Your Land by My Morning Jacket, This Land Is Your Land by Peter, Paul and Mary, This Land is Your Land by The Nightwatchman, This Land Is Your Land by Senator Bernie Sanders, This Land is Your Land by Anti-Flag (Ft. Tom Morello), Jesus Christ (They Laid Jesus Christ in His Grave), The Biggest Thing That Man Has Ever Done (The Great Historical Bum), When That Great Ship Went Down (The Great Ship). This 20th century classic was covered by many artists, including the likes of Bob Dylan and even Bernie Sanders, but the original was written and sung by Woody Guthrie. T | I saw below me that golden valley When the sun comes shining as I was strolling O | 5 | F | This land was made for you and me —Woody Guthrie, Library of Congress Archives, This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings, Vol. In February 1940, Guthrie wrote "This Land is Your Land" in reaction to Irving Berlin's song "God Bless America." And that sign said "No trespassin'" From the California, to the New York Island This land is your land This land is my land From California to the New York island; From the red wood forest to the Gulf Stream waters This land was made for you and Me. This land is your land, and this land is my land Folk singer Woody Guthrie writes one of his best-known songs, “This Land is Your Land.” Born in Okemah, Oklahoma, in 1912, Guthrie lived and wrote of the "This land is your land, but it once was my land -- until we sold you Manhattan Island. 9 J | This land was made for you and me. B | This land was made for you and me. WOODY GUTHRIE RECORDINGS - 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 - 1913 Massacre - 21 Years - A Case of VD - A Child of VD - A Dollar Down . From California to the New York Island. I roamed and rambled, and I followed my footsteps To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts And all around me a voice was singing This land was made for you and me! N V | All around me a voice was sounding From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters. Chordie does not index songs against artists'/composers' will. See the 1988 studio version for more details. A voice was chanting and the fog was lifting [Chorus] K | From California, to the New York Island This land was made for you and me It can be found on his 1997 compilation album This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings, Vol. And the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling This land was made for you and me The above lyrics are for the original Woody Guthrie version of THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND as released on This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1 on the Smithsonian Folkways label (catalog # SF CD-40100). [Chorus] This land was made for you and me I saw above me that endless skyway, I saw below me that golden valley, This land was made for … W | 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. I roamed and rambled and I followed my footsteps All around me a voice was sounding X | The song features Lou Reed as guest vocalist. This land was made for you and me [Chorus] This land was made for you and me To be sure few people know that Guthrie intended the song to serve as a Marxist corrective to Irving Berlin’s “God Bless America,” and although biographer Joe Klein, Harold Leventhal, and Arlo Guthrie have publicized the fact since 1980, the song is so widely known and so widely sung that their efforts have had little impact on public perceptions of it. [Chorus] U We called them Public Utility Bonds, just about like a War Bond, same thing. [Verse 5] [Verse 1] [Words and Music by Woody Guthrie] (Written in 1940 and recorded in 1944) This land is your land, this land is my land. (And a lot of politicians told the folks not to buy them but we sold them anyhow). [Chorus] You pushed our nations to the reservations -- this land … And some are grumblin' and some are wonderin' In the squares of the city - In the shadow of the steeple This land was made for you and me H | L | / As I went walking that ribbon of … Woody wasn’t oblivious Lyrics to "This Land Is Your Land" by PETE SEEGER: [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. This land is your land, this land is my land Nobody living can ever make me turn back The line "This land was made for you and me" does not literally appear in the manuscript at the end of each verse, but is implied by Guthrie's writing of those words at the top of the page and by his subsequent singing of the line with those words. THIS LAND IS MADE FOR YOU AND ME.” As I was walking that ribbon of highway. And I saw above me that endless skyway And the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling From the Redwood Forest, to the Gulf Stream waters While, of course, the original lyrics convey an Indian belief that no one owns land. If you look at the original lyric sheet to "This Land Is Your Land," Guthrie added a line at the bottom: "All you can write is what you see." 6 | This land is your land, and this land is my land And I followed my footsteps. From California, to the New York Island This land was made for you and me From the Redwood Forest, to the Gulf Stream waters [Words and Music by Woody Guthrie] 4 | This land is your land, this land is my land This land was made for you and me Official Woody Guthrie Website with biography, lyrics, online store, public programs, exhibits, and educational programs.