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title: "5 Guthrie Song Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [A lot of Woody Guthrie's songs were taken from other songs. He would rework the melody and lyrics, and all of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mellencamp/a-lot-of-woody-guthrie-s-songs-were-taken-from-other-songs-he-would/)

[John Mellencamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mellencamp/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/503/john-mellencamp-5745_melody_a-lot-of-woody-guthrie-s-songs-were-take_1076867.jpg)

> [Like most kids, I grew up singing 'This Land Is Your Land' in grammar school, but with the most radical verses neatly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-earle/like-most-kids-i-grew-up-singing-this-land-is-your-land-in-grammar/)

[Steve Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-earle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/140/steve-earle-2893_grammar_like-most-kids-i-grew-up-singing-this-la_2147488.png)

> [I can remember back as far as age 8, performing with the Boston Folk Song Society. It was a Woody Guthrie song.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-can-remember-back-as-far-as-age-8-performing-with-the-boston-folk/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/754/anonymous-1_age_i-can-remember-back-as-far-as-age-8-perf_2558038.jpg)

> [“After Lou heard my Guthrie song, he asked me if I ever wrote any songs about baseball players.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-dylan/after-lou-heard-my-guthrie-song-he-asked-me-if-i-ever-wrote-any-songs/)

[Bob Dylan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-dylan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1d/bob-dylan-168_ball-player_after-lou-heard-my-guthrie-song-he-asked_2931980.jpg)

> [It sounds like something from a Woody Guthrie song, but it's true; I was raised in a freight car.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merle-haggard/it-sounds-like-something-from-a-woody-guthrie-song-but-it-s-true-i/)

[Merle Haggard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merle-haggard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d99/merle-haggard-8224_car_it-sounds-like-something-from-a-woody-gu_2953149.png)

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