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Communication Center the University of Texas at Austin brings you our

draft of a series dedicated to the American Folk poet

people he is a symbol of the fighting spirit that organized the dunes like

rated westward from the Dust Bowl and the close to the beauty usable life.

This series has a picture of Woody Guthrie to his music

and his hard drive.

At the best of times the law and its workings are a mystery to the average citizen.

But occasionally the philosophy of its dispensation is all the entire country talks

about. The sack of NZD case was such a time. Briefly this is what

happened to payroll guards were murdered in Boston and their payroll taken from

them. To politically suspect figures were charged with a double crime and put on

trial. Both were convicted and executed. There was widespread

feeling in the country that the trial was a farce conducted only for purposes of revenge on the part of the

establishment. The two principals were known as anarchists and labor leaders and

it was felt that it was for this they were being punished rather than for the crime with which they had been

charged. What I have stated here is an oversimplification of the

situation. But enough to set the stage. In 1945

Moses Asher Folkways Records commissioned Woody Guthrie to write a series of songs on the sack of

entity case.

This first song the flood and the storm also sets the stage.

Of World War we.

Hold on him Dan his royal German army they are trying

amps them Tatars land in the right position.

Uncle slamming their ever nation in this world in his long

lever money bangs on air for

dollar early in the world will enter Benadryl than it will damn to want

those families Dover new guard written or unwritten

or 100 euro but the book getting home.

Well the workers in there find out about evolution to chase the

gamblers from their land and farmers and pals and

workers in the city bought together on their five year plan

so now in the spirit of the workers revolution has spread across our

nation and there's word from Italy to China to

Europe and to India and the blood of the workers and is there

this spirit split where the Boston Massachusetts of the Coolidge on the

governor's chair. True for some soldiers the

guards and the spies for the work that brought the spear in there.

Lamb dams breached to the workers Les was carried up to

judge. They your they was charged with killing. Pay your

guards and they died in the Charlestown.

Well the world super hard on the night they died and was shaken by that

great World War. More many lives but martyrs for Sacco

and Vanzetti them did march BB the Great War.

Well the farmers the LBS and the many of them here in the

valley laid in right. In the Bergen will Harding

who has never been a morsel like

zigzag the lightening of the sighing of the clouds

blowing by blow them a storm force I go and Van

Lente car of the rich man the bull is higher than the cross.

There was quite a parade of witnesses many of them placing the two men far from the scene of the murder

that night. So also slain describe some of the witnesses that came forward for Bart

fans at a.

North

Plains just north of current role

here

comrades of the Boston are.

Healed him prepared for

good bye to the Boston Harbor.

Bringing on the same day Bardem said he brought a taste of the cherry court won

north to the Boston Harbor good

name is Joseph Olson

to the Boston Harbor.

This sounds promising. Mr Rosen and mark them said to me the call

to take home and it was mine.

Goodbye to Boston Harbor or so as my

name is Melvin Corps lives but my patience I'm going to let it talk to

me an hour about a mile from small

comrades Good bye good bye to Boston Harbor good bye

South Braintree killing members from the factory and all his friends another saw me card my

visions hustles my friends goodbye

goodbye goodbye to Boston Harbor good boss wants to.

Tell you working people find hard for higher wages Fadhil black market prices this is

what you think when you work and people find hard for

cleaner houses find hard for the wife and children.

Good bye karma and good bye to the Boston Harbor goodbye.

Lost in the harbor was just an

alley up here in the cargo hold here and

say goodbye goodbye

goodbye to the Boston Harbor.

One.

Using a time honored anthropomorphic device. Would he describe the members of the

court as animals and birds.

Ever bought a Mockingbird. Never were the lawyers

and the boxing nor Oh I'm going to

turn your your me.

Well a possum used a big step many polished news bit

up to smile on a crocodile and here comes a

catfish I asked the trout. This trial here oh about a little

bit of sort of a Stop the judge just order a couple

of rounds of the bumble bee who is a

sack o and by the. Way the man

and I asked the mamak shop the currents of the smiter meal

Skeeter song out with his wings of. Home playing

some of the robbers but I didn't see these man neither one

nor my are to

turn you don't set me free.

While it was Woody who Moses Ashe had commissioned to write the songs Pete Seeger

much moved by Sacco's letter to his son written on the eve of his death set it to

music. Here is Pete Seeger.

Nothing will happen.

To him that I have for here are. Right

with you we're the love we have off

and on for many many years

have been wasted.

Has your mother's been already wasted.

Ever heard in any home

instead of trying

to be calm.

When you want to distract or from the

discouraging take oral

law in the country is

gathering.

Resting in the shade of a tree

beside the music of the war with

Death of nature and you will enjoy

New your

new must remember don't you. With all your

heart down your just ones who help the

weak ones on your side.

That cry for help the persecuted victim.

They are your friends and friends of yours and mine.

They are like comrades and

sometimes just.

Yesterday on the.

Life.

And in this you will be.

Our next program. Well follow Woody as he meets up with New York City for the first time.

I am planning on art I'm gay Oh

and

I'm a teacher I

am.

You have been listening to hard travelin series devoted to the life

and music of Woody Guthrie written and never rated by Judith

Adams produced by Joe block May 4 communications center and the

University of Texas at Austin.

This is NPR National Educational Radio Network.