"One bright sunny morning in the shadow of the steeple By the Relief Office I saw my people — As they stood hungry, I stood there wondering if God blessed America for me."
— Woody Guthrie

January 1, 1970

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Final stanza of manuscript notes for "God Blessed America" which later became "This Land Is Your Land" (23 February 1940)