woodie this land is yr land--

things to note
1) the abstraction of the locations, the iconic nature of the locations
2) how it really seems fairly costal (ie first verse: california/ny highland/redwood forrest/gulfstream water)
3) hiway/skyway/below me/valley
4) even from minnesota, its about the idea of america, as opposed to the reality of america, (but then, so is america the beautiful, my country tis of thee, et al et al, even battle hymn (vowells essay in briars and roses edited by marcus)
5) dustbowl, voices chanting may be less ideal, less progressive, the hints not stripped from populist usage.
6) the mythical sixth verse, and touch on that...
7) what the hell does sparkling sounds of diamond deserts mean, people forget how rhetorical, how constructed a singer guthrie is.
8) he also cant sing (ie all my favourite singers couldnt sing)