Mainstream renditions usually leave out the verses about private property and public assistance

  • Jay@lemmy.ca
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    1 day ago

    We used to have to sing that, and “Oh Canada” every morning at school when I was little, although we had our own rendition…

    This land Is my land and only my land,

    I’ve got a shotgun and you don’t got one,

    So if you don’t get off I’ll blow your head off,

    This land is mine and only mine,

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      7 hours ago

      We had our own version of Oh Canada. Oh Cannabis, our home and native plant…

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        14 hours ago

        lol good guess but no. French Immersion school in Manitoba.

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      23 hours ago

      The one I learned at recess was

      This land ain’t your land, this land is my land
      You better go back to Ellis Island
      If you don’t get off I’ll blow your head off
      This land was made for me not you

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        1 day ago

        That could be too, the 70’s was a looong time ago. I’d imagine there’s more than a few variations too