Our National Anthem - Change it?

by Dismembered 5 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

  • Dismembered
    Dismembered

    Who out there feels we live in the greatest country!

    Woody Guthrie said it all. I've often though our National Anthem should be

    This Land Is your Land.

    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,
    This land was made for you and me.

    I roamed and rambled, and I followed my footsteps
    To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts
    And all around me a voice was singing
    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,
    This land was made for you and me.

    As I went walking that ribbon of highway
    I saw above me that endless skyway
    I saw below me those golden valleys
    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,
    This land was made for you and me.

    As the sun was shining, and I was strolling,
    And the wheat fields waving, and the dust clouds rolling,
    As the fog was lifting, a voice was saying
    "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,
    This land was made for you and me.

    What say you?

    Dismembered

  • COMF
    COMF

    Yeah, this is absolutely the greatest country. After all, what other country has:

    sparkling sands of diamond deserts
    endless skyway
    golden valleys
    sun shining
    wheat fields waving
    dust clouds rolling
    fog lifting

    Yep, we're definitely a one-of-a-kind country because of all that stuff.

  • Navigator
    Navigator

    I certainly would vote for a change, but my pick would be America The Beautiful. Woodie's tune would be a close second, however.

  • Elsewhere
    Elsewhere

    After 9/11 all the religious right started pushing for it to be changed to "God Bless America" 
    The anthom is just find the way it is. I say leave it alone.
  • Englishman
    Englishman

    Nah, the US has a wonderful anthem already.

    Englishman

  • Navigator
    Navigator

    Englishman

    Is that your opinion because the tune is set to an English drinking song? Cheers!

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