This Land Is Your Land
Guthrie Arlo & Pete Seeger Lyrics

This land is your land, this land is my land
This land belongs to all of us, no matter who we are or where we come from.

From [the] California to the [Staten] New York Island,
From the west coast to the east coast, this land stretches across the entire nation.

From the Redwood Forest, to the Gulf stream waters,
From the tall trees and forests of the west, to the warm waters of the south, this land has diverse natural beauty.

[God blessed America for me.]
God has blessed America with its beauty and abundance for all of us to enjoy.

As I went walking that ribbon of highway
As I traveled along the highways and roads that connect us all,

And saw above me that endless skyway,
And looked up to see the vast and never-ending sky above me,

And saw below me the golden valley, I said:
And looked down to see the fields and valleys full of life and beauty, I thought to myself:

[God blessed America for me.]
Once again, I was reminded of how God has blessed America with so much natural beauty and abundance.

I roamed and rambled and followed my footsteps
I wandered and walked wherever my feet took me,

To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts,
To the stunning and glittering deserts of this land,

And all around me , a voice was sounding:
And everywhere I went, I heard the voice of this land calling out to me.

[God blessed America for me.]
Once again, I was reminded of how God has blessed America with so much natural beauty and abundance.

Was a high wall there that tried to stop me
Sometimes, there are obstacles like walls that try to stop us from enjoying this land,

A sign was painted said: Private Property,
And sometimes, even the land that seems empty is actually someone's private property.

But on the back side it didn't say nothing
But on the other side of the sign, there was no warning or explanation.

[God blessed America for me.]
Even with these obstacles, I still feel grateful for the beauty and abundance of this land that God has blessed us with.

When the sun come shining, then I was strolling
When the sun was shining, I walked and enjoyed the warmth and light of this land,

In wheat fields waving and dust clouds rolling;
And I walked through fields of wheat where the plants swayed in the wind and dust clouds formed behind me.

The voice was chanting as the fog was lifting:
And I heard a voice, like a song or chant, as the fog cleared and the beauty of this land revealed itself.

[God blessed America for me.]
Once again, I was reminded of how God has blessed America with so much natural beauty and abundance.

One bright sunny morning in the shadow of the steeple
On one bright and sunny morning, near the shadow of a church steeple,

By the Relief Office I saw my people
I saw some of my fellow Americans, who were struggling and in need of help,

As they stood hungry, I stood there wondering if
As they stood hungry and in need, I wondered if we were really taking care of our own people.

[God blessed America for me.]
Despite these challenges, I still felt grateful for the beauty and abundance of this land that God has blessed us with.