Guthrie never recorded the song. The melody was written by a schoolteacher named Martin Hoffman, and Pete Seeger started performing it ten years after the plane crash. Since then, numerous artists have recorded the song (like The Boss), and it is considered one of Guthrie's last important works.
The verse attempts to give dignity to the Mexican laborers by naming them:
Goodbye to my Juan, goodbye, Rosalita,
Adios mis amigos, Jesus y Maria;
You won't have your names when you ride the big airplane,
All they will call you will be "deportees"
los gatos creek county park
from woody guthrie posted in music
address
los gatos creek county park
derrick road and old coalinga rd
coalinga, california 93210
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