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Woody Guthrie: New Year Resolutions

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Still wondering what (if any) New Year Resolutions to make? Well, for inspiration take a peek at Woody Guthrie’s “New Years Rulin’s” for 1943, found in one of his journals dated January 31st, 1942.

1. WORK MORE AND BETTER
2.  WORK BY A SCHEDULE
3.  WASH TEETH IF ANY
4.  SHAVE
5. TAKE BATH
6. EAT GOOD - FRUIT - VEGETABLES - MILK
7. DRINK VERY SCANT IF ANY
8. WRITE A SONG A DAY
9. WEAR CLEAN CLOTHES - LOOK GOOD
10. SHINE SHOES
11. CHANGE SOCKS
12. CHANGE BED CLOTHES OFTEN
13. READ LOTS GOOD BOOKS
14. LISTEN TO RADIO A LOT
15. LEARN PEOPLE BETTER
16. KEEP RANCHO CLEAN
17. DONT GET LONESOME
18. STAY GLAD
19. KEEP HOPING MACHINE RUNNING
20. DREAM GOOD
21. BANK ALL EXTRA MONEY
22. SAVE DOUGH
23. HAVE COMPANY BUT DONT WASTE TIME
24. SEND MARY AND THE KIDS MONEY
25. PLAY AND SING GOOD
26. DANCE BETTER
27. HELP WIN WAR - BEAT FASCISM
28. LOVE MAMA
29. LOVE PAPA
30. LOVE PETE
31. LOVE EVERYBODY
32. MAKE UP YOUR MIND
33. WAKE UP AND FIGHT

 
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See the full page here. And here’s Woody singing “All You Fascists Bound To Lose”.
 

 
With thanks to Ivana Aleksic
 

Posted by Paul Gallagher
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01.02.2012
04:32 pm
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