Above: Well, I always took the song as Woody pointing out that, while the rich lay claim to huge swaths of the country, that it really belonged to all those who laboured so hard to build it.

Right. Exactly what I dislike. The land wasn't built, it happened, and if you're talking about the nation, it was wrested from its natives who were almost exterminated, for you and me.

Maybe it's because I grew up in barely-post-colonial West Africa, but even as a small child I found This Land Is Your Land jingoistic, colonial, and unkind. Never liked it though it is singable, simple, and memorable.