This land is your land, this land is my land
from [the] california to the [staten] new york island,
from the redwood forest, to the gulf stream waters,
[god blessed america for me.]
as i went walking that ribbon of highway
and saw above me that endless skyway,
and saw below me the golden valley, i said:
[god blessed america for me.]
I roamed and rambled and followed my footsteps
to the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts,
and all around me , a voice was sounding:
[god blessed america for me.]
Was a high wall there that tried to stop me
a sign was painted said: private property,
but on the back side it didn't say nothing --
[god blessed america for me.]
When the sun come shining, then i was strolling
in wheat fields waving and dust clouds rolling;
the voice was chanting as the fog was lifting:
[god blessed america for me.]
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.]