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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 you and me
There was a big high wall there that tried to stop me
Sign was painted, it said private property
But on the back side it didn't say nothing
This land was made for you and me
When the sun comes shining, and I was strolling
And the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling
A voice was chanting and the fog was lifting
This land was made for you and me
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 is a song written by Woody Guthrie who recorded it in March 1944. It can be found on his 1997 compilation album This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1 on the Smithsonian Folkways label (catalog # SF CD-40100).
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.
Bruce Springsteen performed THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND live many times in his career, mostly during The River Tour. Several of his live versions were officially released. See the 1988 studio version for more details.
List of available versions of THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND on this website:
THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND [1988 studio version]