Monday, July 04, 2011

This land


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



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




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

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!





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.

2 comments:

Sharlene, Mom, Grammy said...

Believe me, this land WAS (absolutely was) made for me and you and anyone else who loves freedom. God bless America forever and ever.

Love your beautiful pictures of Old Glory---not to be out done by the beauty of the Rocky Mountains. :)

ShEiLa said...

I hope you had a fantatic 4th of July. Nice post Miss Alice.

ToOdLeS.