Sang it in church, backing up Father Paul, who played his Pete Seeger-edition banjo. When I started to belt out the rousing alternate harmony line in the chorus, my choir buddies didn’t know what hit ’em because it wasn’t printed in the bulletin. Heh, old folk music fan here, yo.

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Woody Guthrie- This Land Is Your Land

We only sang the first three verses, and omitted the rabble-rousing last two. I was ready to go with the lyrics on my iPhone in case Father Paul kept on singing… that would have been a time!

It was great singing with Father Paul again, because we sometimes used to sing folk tunes when we’d do the monthly service at a nearby retirement home. He’s been very ill for most of the last year and only recently started to regain his strength. I’d been very worried about him and he’s still not out of the woods, but he’s gaining weight and getting back to his normal activities… like singing rabble-rousing folksongs and fighting injustice with his mighty banjo.