Life's Pretty Tough . .

I Got Started In Oklahoma. That's Where I Was Born. Population Down There Is One-third Indians, One-third Negroes And One-third White People.

Nobody Living Can Ever Stop Me. As I Go Walking My Freedom Highway. Nobody Living Can Make Me Turn Back. This Land Was Made For You And Me.

There's Several Ways Of Saying What's On Your Mind. And In States And Counties Where It Ain't Too Healthy To Talk Too Loud, Speak Your Mind, Or Even Vote Like You Want To, Folks Have Found Other Ways Of Getting The Word Around. One Of The Mainest Ways Is By Singing.

I Worked In Your Orchards Of Peaches And Prunes. I Slept On The Ground In The Light Of The Moon. On The Edge Of The City You'll See Us And Then, We Come With The Dust And We Go With The Wind.

Uncle Sam Took Up The Challenge In The Year Of '33 For The Farmer And The Factory And All Of You And Me. He Said, "roll Along Columbia. You Can Ramble To The Sea, But River While You're Ramblin' You Can Do Some Work For Me."