33. WAKE UP AND FIGHT

Woody Guthrie's New Year's Rulin's

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Woody Guthrie was an iconic American folk singer responsible for recording more than 400 songs during his all too brief career, the most notable being the hugely famous This Land Is Your Land in 1944. A couple of years before unveiling that one to the public, with 1943 soon to begin, Guthrie wrote and illustrated this impossibly charming list of New Year’s “Rulin’s” in his journal. 

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“New Years Rulin’s” by Woody Guthrie. January 1, 1943. New York City, New York. © Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc. & Woody Guthrie Foundation.

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NEW YEAR'S RULIN'S

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. DON’T 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 DON’T WASTE TIME
24. SEND MARY AND 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