Voice of the Day: Woody Guthrie

By the Web Editors
Jul 30, 2012
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“Every year we waste enough To feed the ones who starve. We build our civilization up And we shoot it down with wars.. O it's Jesus Christ our president God above our king. With a job and a pension for young and old We will make hallelujah ring” - Woody Guthrie, from "Christ for President"

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