all around this country troubling me and I hear the horse is calling me
and I hear the horse is calling me
and I hear the horse is calling me asking do you know and do you care I do
asking do you know and do you care I do
asking do you know and do you care I do know and do you care
so i’ma gonna do what I have to do say
so i’ma gonna do what I have to do say what I have to say
what I have to say
what I have to say I’m gonna be what I have to be oh now
I’m gonna be what I have to be oh now
I’m gonna be what I have to be oh now won’t you come on along with me
won’t you come on along with me
won’t you come on along with me won’t you come along
won’t you come along
won’t you come along [Music]
[Music]
[Music] don’t cos no sorrow don’t cos no pain
don’t cos no sorrow don’t cos no pain
don’t cos no sorrow don’t cos no pain well I wanna cause what I have to cause
well I wanna cause what I have to cause
well I wanna cause what I have to cause unto this world is free of shame to this
unto this world is free of shame to this
unto this world is free of shame to this room is free of shame so imma gonna do
room is free of shame so imma gonna do
room is free of shame so imma gonna do what I have to do say what I have to say
what I have to do say what I have to say
what I have to do say what I have to say and I’m gonna be what I have to be now
and I’m gonna be what I have to be now
and I’m gonna be what I have to be now won’t you come on along with me won’t
won’t you come on along with me won’t
won’t you come on along with me won’t you come along with me good morning so
you come along with me good morning so
you come along with me good morning so uh I’m kind of gonna break a break
uh I’m kind of gonna break a break
uh I’m kind of gonna break a break script a bit but it’s truly humbling and
script a bit but it’s truly humbling and
script a bit but it’s truly humbling and it’s an amazing experience to be on the
it’s an amazing experience to be on the
it’s an amazing experience to be on the stage with so many inspiring people
stage with so many inspiring people
stage with so many inspiring people [Music]
I know that I wouldn’t be here if it
I know that I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for Phil Ochs who wrote this song
wasn’t for Phil Ochs who wrote this song
wasn’t for Phil Ochs who wrote this song and and Phil wouldn’t have written this
and and Phil wouldn’t have written this
and and Phil wouldn’t have written this song if it wasn’t for a gentleman by the
song if it wasn’t for a gentleman by the
song if it wasn’t for a gentleman by the name of Woody Guthrie and I think that’s
name of Woody Guthrie and I think that’s
name of Woody Guthrie and I think that’s a testament to one of the conversations
a testament to one of the conversations
a testament to one of the conversations that often surrounds this kind of work
that often surrounds this kind of work
that often surrounds this kind of work and activism in any time we try to bring
and activism in any time we try to bring
and activism in any time we try to bring people together and have these kind of
people together and have these kind of
people together and have these kind of discussions an underlying question of
discussions an underlying question of
discussions an underlying question of does the work that you’re doing change
does the work that you’re doing change
does the work that you’re doing change the world and I know in my life I’ve
the world and I know in my life I’ve
the world and I know in my life I’ve thought if I’ve written a good enough
thought if I’ve written a good enough
thought if I’ve written a good enough song that we’d wake up the next day and
song that we’d wake up the next day and
song that we’d wake up the next day and the world would be different and you
the world would be different and you
the world would be different and you could go to the R section of your
could go to the R section of your
could go to the R section of your dictionary right next to the word
dictionary right next to the word
dictionary right next to the word revolution my face would be there
it doesn’t work like that
it doesn’t work like that [Music]
[Music]
[Music] but what art does and what music does
but what art does and what music does
but what art does and what music does and what discussions like the ones we’re
and what discussions like the ones we’re
and what discussions like the ones we’re having today do they inspire people and
having today do they inspire people and
having today do they inspire people and it’s people that change the world that’s
it’s people that change the world that’s
it’s people that change the world that’s a very very powerful thing there are a
a very very powerful thing there are a
a very very powerful thing there are a lot of folks who are afraid of that
lot of folks who are afraid of that
lot of folks who are afraid of that power and a great example of that fear
power and a great example of that fear
power and a great example of that fear is Woody Guthrie himself now many of us
is Woody Guthrie himself now many of us
is Woody Guthrie himself now many of us are familiar with Woody Guthrie because
are familiar with Woody Guthrie because
are familiar with Woody Guthrie because of the song this land is your land
of the song this land is your land
of the song this land is your land we probably learned that in the third
we probably learned that in the third
we probably learned that in the third grade but what they don’t tell you is
grade but what they don’t tell you is
grade but what they don’t tell you is that Woody Guthrie wrote this land is
that Woody Guthrie wrote this land is
that Woody Guthrie wrote this land is your land is a response to urban
your land is a response to urban
your land is a response to urban Berlin’s god Bless America because what
Berlin’s god Bless America because what
Berlin’s god Bless America because what he didn’t believe that that song
he didn’t believe that that song
he didn’t believe that that song included everyone they also didn’t teach
included everyone they also didn’t teach
included everyone they also didn’t teach you a verse of that song and they were
you a verse of that song and they were
you a verse of that song and they were pretty tactical with that effort because
pretty tactical with that effort because
pretty tactical with that effort because they were afraid if you heard that story
they were afraid if you heard that story
they were afraid if you heard that story and you knew that verse that one day you
and you knew that verse that one day you
and you knew that verse that one day you might be in a punk rock band or one day
might be in a punk rock band or one day
might be in a punk rock band or one day you might be rubbing elbows with
you might be rubbing elbows with
you might be rubbing elbows with scientists and therapists and as you’ll
scientists and therapists and as you’ll
scientists and therapists and as you’ll find out later a dude who knows the
find out later a dude who knows the
find out later a dude who knows the Dalai Lama and on stage at the bottom
Dalai Lama and on stage at the bottom
Dalai Lama and on stage at the bottom [Music]
[Music]
[Music] so I’d like to finish with that verse
so I’d like to finish with that verse
so I’d like to finish with that verse and I know it’s early and I know we’ve
and I know it’s early and I know we’ve
and I know it’s early and I know we’ve taken it a lot but maybe we can sing the
taken it a lot but maybe we can sing the
taken it a lot but maybe we can sing the end of this one together in the squares
end of this one together in the squares
end of this one together in the squares of the city in the shadow of the steeple
of the city in the shadow of the steeple
of the city in the shadow of the steeple near the relief office I see my people
near the relief office I see my people
near the relief office I see my people and some are hungry and some are
and some are hungry and some are
and some are hungry and some are wondering is this land still made for
wondering is this land still made for
wondering is this land still made for you and me this land is your land this
you and me this land is your land this
you and me this land is your land this land is my land from California to the
land is my land from California to the
land is my land from California to the New York island from the redwood forest
New York island from the redwood forest
New York island from the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream all
to the Gulf Stream all
to the Gulf Stream all this sand is made for you and me Otto
this sand is made for you and me Otto
this sand is made for you and me Otto this land is your land this land is my
this land is your land this land is my
this land is your land this land is my land from California to the New York
land from California to the New York
land from California to the New York island from the redwood forest to the
island from the redwood forest to the
island from the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters this land was made
Gulf Stream waters this land was made
Gulf Stream waters this land was made you and me all right thank you
you and me all right thank you
you and me all right thank you [Music]
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