9 Quotes & Sayings By Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie was an American singer-songwriter and activist, and a leading exponent of the twelve-bar blues. He wrote hundreds of topical songs, and his best-known song is "This Land Is Your Land", which has been recorded hundreds of times and written about in many books and films. He was also a prolific writer of ballads, folk songs, and traditional folk music, and wrote numerous songs that became part of the American folk canon, such as "Ain't Got No Home", "City of New Orleans", and "So Long It's Been Good to Know Yuh". He is widely known for his song "This Land Is Your Land" Read more

Guthrie lived a turbulent life filled with hard times, poverty, addiction, prison time, and periods of homelessness. He was a tireless advocate for labor rights and civil rights in the United States.

Take it easy, but take it.
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Take it easy, but take it. Woody Guthrie
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As I went walking I saw a sign there And on the sign it said "No Trespassing."But on the other side it didn't say nothing, That side 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. Woody Guthrie
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This machine kills fascists. Woody Guthrie
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I know the police cause you trouble They cause trouble everywhere But when you die and go to heaven You find no policeman there Woody Guthrie
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Any fool can make something complicated. It takes a genius to make it simple. Woody Guthrie
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You will never find peace with these fascists You'll never find friends such as we So remember that valley of JaramaAnd the people that'll set that valley free. From this valley they say we are going Do not hasten to bid us adieu Even though we lost the battle at JaramaWe'll set this valley before we're through. All this world is like this valley called JaramaSo green and so bright and so fair No fascists can dwell in our valley Nor breathe in our new freedoms air. Woody Guthrie
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Now as through this world I ramble I see lots of funny men Some rob you with a six gun Some with a fountain pen. Woody Guthrie
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Life has got a habit of not standing hitched. You got to ride it like you find it. You got to change with it. If a day goes by that don't change some of your old notions for new ones, that is just about like trying to milk a dead cow. Woody Guthrie