LAND OF GOOD AND PLENTY (a song for Woody) [ country/folk ]      On independence day we sailed the ocean      Fleeing wicked hands of tyranny      Opportunity’s foreign shore      Couldn’t have hoped for more      In the land that spans sea to shining sea      Through wind, rain and fire in the hard times      Three centuries we struggled to be free      Taught our children to work hard      And to fear only God      In the land that spans sea to shining sea      We were livin' in a land of good an’ plenty      Golden harvest land of liberty      Blest by freedom’s hand      New world promised land      This land we sang was made for you and me      Now a cloud hangs over our lady's harbor      Casting shadows where twin towers used to be      The wretched, tired and poor      Can't find shelter anymore      In the land that spans sea to shining sea      We were livin’ in a land of good an’ plenty      Golden harvest land of liberty      Blest by freedom’s hand      New world promised land      This land we sang was made for you and me      Now homeless war veterans      Wander our streets wondering      If Woody Guthrie’s land still made for you and me * * Inspired by painter, songwriter and worker's rights activist Woody Guthrie and American author of courage and conscience, John Steinbeck.             Copyright © 2004 by Richard Aberdeen Copyright © 2005 by Freedom Tracks Music No part of this material may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including printing, photocopying, recording or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Publisher and signed by the author.  Inquiries: Freedom Tracks Music ~ Records, 292 Trails Circle, Nashville, TN 37214 or requested via eMail.  Essays entitled Revolution and Revolution -- Side B are open copyright and may be reproduced or utilized as often as one likes.