That line was literally taken from Woodie Guthrie’s Commie Anthem: “This Land Is Your Land”. Funny how you never hear this part of the song:
As I went walking I saw a sign there,
And on the sign it said “No Trespassing.”
But on the other side it didn’t say nothing.
That side was made for you and me.
Yes, they drove that song into our heads. I questioned it in grade 4 and got detention. That was in British Columbia.
When I first heard the abridged version, I thought it was a hobo song.
Then I found all the verses. It’s a stinkin’ red communist propaganda song.
I figure when the hippie took off his cap the employer was glad to have dodged a bullet.