Live 05 Oct 2008 version
[Spoken intro:] Thank you Ohio! (cheers) Obama. We got one more. ???, alright, let me see what I've got. Alright.
Yes we can!
Come on! Yes we can!
Go ahead! Yes we can!
Go on! Yes we can!
Go! Yes we can!
Yes we can!
Yes we can!
Yes we can!
This land is your land, this land is my land
From California to the New York Island
From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters
Yeah this land was made for you and me
[Spoken:] This is from an old house builder.
As I was walking the ribbon of highway
I saw above me the endless sky
I saw below me a golden valley
Yeah this land was made for you and me
This land is your land, this land is my land
From California to the New York Island
From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters
Yeah this land was made for you and me
I roamed and I rambled and I followed my footsteps
To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts
And all around me a voice was sounding
That this land was made for you and me
This land is your land, this land is my land
From California to the New York Island
From the Redwood Forests to the Gulf Stream waters
Yeah this land was made for you and me
Well the sun come shining as I was strolling
Here the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling
Yeah the fog was lifting and a voice come chanting
That this land is made for you and me
In the squares of the city, in the shadow of the steeple
By the Relief Office I saw my people
And some are grumbling and some are wondering
If this land is still made for you and me
This land is your land, this land is my land
From California to the New York Island
From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters
Yeah this land was made for you and me
Alright. Sing loud if you're gonna take it back.
Here we go!
This land is your land, this land is my land
From California to the New York Island
From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters
Yeah this land was made for you and me
Let's let them hear this in Washington now.
This land is your land, this land is my land
From California to the New York Island
From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters
Yeah this land was made for you and me
Yes we can!
Yes we can!
Come on! Yes we can!
Go ahead! Yes we can!
It's up to you now, go ahead! Yes we can!
Yes we can!
Yes we can!
Yes we can!
[Spoken outro:] Thank you Columbus, thank you Ohio. Support ??? Obama for president. Let's build that house. Yes we can do it.
The above lyrics are for the live 05 Oct 2008 performance of THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND at Ohio State University in Columbus, OH, during the second of the four Vote For Change events on which Bruce Springsteen appeared. The song was played in a solo acoustic guitar and harmonica arrangement. At the beginning and at the end of the song, Springsteen led the crowd into the "Yes we can" chant (marked in bold) while stumping his guitar. The last two choruses were sung along with the crowd.
In 2008, Bruce Springsteen appeared on four election rallies for U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama. These election rallies were billed as "Vote For Change". Accompanied only by his acoustic guitar and harmonica, Springsteen performed six to eight songs on each of the four rallies.
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THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND [1988 studio version]