Looking at the lyrincs of Snowy River Roll, it reminded me strongly of the collection af about thirty songs that Woody Guthrie wrote about fifteen years before for the US Bureau of Reclamation to publicise the big Columbia River Water Projects. The FDR administration wanted popular support and someone figured that Guthrie would be able to provide it.

His populist attitude was perfect for the project so the goal of power for factories and water for farms resonated with Guthrie. Out of it came lyrics like Talking Columbia and Roll On Columbia.

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