I've traveled 'round this country from shore to shining shore It really made me wonder the things I heard and saw I saw the weary farmer plowing sod and loam l heard the auction hammer just a-knocking down his home But the banks are made of marble with a guard at every door and the vaults are stuffed with silver that the farmer sweated for
Written by Les Rice in 1950. Rice, I believe, was a neighbor of the Seeger family in Beacon, NY. The best version of this song, IMO, was done by the Weavers, including Pete Seeger playing the 5-string banjo.
excellent video, needs to be watched by more people these days....please join the opposition to extend the bush tax cuts on bernie sanders facebook page....
Fantastic song, just brilliant. How sad, that even today this song should remain so very relevant!
shoepixie 1 week ago
blairgoodman 2 months ago
Please add English subtitle for people who can't hear you. Please
ASLforever100 2 months ago
It's back and it's relevant to today's problems. Ever feel like you're on a hamster wheel watching the same stuff roll by over and over?
xenubarb 2 months ago
Written by Les Rice in 1950. Rice, I believe, was a neighbor of the Seeger family in Beacon, NY. The best version of this song, IMO, was done by the Weavers, including Pete Seeger playing the 5-string banjo.
biastg 10 months ago
excellent video, needs to be watched by more people these days....please join the opposition to extend the bush tax cuts on bernie sanders facebook page....
moellerborn 1 year ago
<3 Pete Seeger.
smeejit 1 year ago