The connection between "Little Darlin' Pal of Mine" and "This Land Is Your Land" may be there, but anybody who hears an instrumental version as background music at the supermarket will think of Woody Guthrie's song.

A. P. Carter had his stuff pilfered a lot, but most of the Carter Family material was reworked older material anyway. He did a wonderful job of updating songs and eliminating various non-PC terms. Doc Watson and Bill Clifton are experts at that also.

There is no doubt that A. P. Carter's "Little Annie" has roots in Stephan Foster's "Gentle Annie" but I find the newer one a distinct improvement.