[R-G] This Land Was Our Land

[Suzanne de Kuyper]

The our's and their's stuff is really about saying that some big bad entity
stole the pricelss from the helpless.  That is not the real way it happens
at all.  This kind of writing feeds those who want pityand/or reasons to
remain the victim.
suzannedk at gmail.com

On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 7:05 PM, Sid Shniad <shniad at sfu.ca> wrote:

> http://www.opednews.com
>
> July 12, 2009
>
> This Land Was Our Land (apologies to Woody)
>
> by Ed Ciaccio
>
>
> This land was our land, but now it's their land,
> From coast to coast, a most unfair land.
> From the redwood forests, to the gulfstream waters,
> They stole this land from you and me.
>
> The Wall Street banksters and corporate cronies,
> The weapons makers, the Congress phonies,
> The liars and lobbies, and radio ranters,
> They stole this land from you and me.
>
> This land was our land, but now it's their land,
> From coast to coast, a most unfair land.
> From the redwood forests, to the gulfstream waters,
> They stole this land from you and me.
>
> In halls of Congress, where Corporate Tools lurk,
> To serve their masters, while all us fools work
> To feed our families, they count their campaign checks.
> They stole this land from you and me.
>
> This land was our land, but now it's their land,
> From coast to coast, a most unfair land.
> From the redwood forests, to the gulfstream waters,
> They stole this land from you and me.
>
> A bleeding soldier, dying in foreign sands
> Wonders why she was sent to far-off lands,
> As Exxon's profits set all-time records.
> They stole this land from you and me.
>
> This land was our land, but now it's their land,
> From coast to coast, a most unfair land.
> From the redwood forests, to the gulfstream waters,
> They stole this land from you and me.
>
> A young man dies in an E.R. ward,
> Health care payments were too high to afford.
> Insurance CO's jet to the Caymans.
> They stole this land from you and me.
>
> This land was our land, but now it's their land,
> From coast to coast, a most unfair land.
> From the redwood forests, to the gulfstream waters,
> They stole this land from you and me.
>
> The native people have always known how
> Their land was stolen, so what we feel now
> Is the cost of "progress" for corporate rulers
> Who stole this land from you and me.
>
> This land was our land, but now it's their land,
> From coast to coast, a most unfair land.
> From the redwood forests, to the gulfstream waters,
> They stole this land from you and me.
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