but first, woody guthrie, in his own words, being interviewed by the musicologist alan lomax alan lomax: what did your family do? what kind of people were they, and where did they come from? woody guthrie: well, they come in there from texas in the early day. my dad got to oklahoma right after statehood. he was the first clerk of the county court in okemah, oklahoma, after statehood, as he is known as one of them old, hard-hitting, fist-fighting democrats, you know, that run for office down there, and they used to miscount the votes all the time. so every time that my dad went to town, it was common the first question that i ask him when he come riding in on a horse that evening, i'd say, "well, how many fights did you have today?" and then he'd take me up on his knee, and he'd proceed to tell me who he is fighting and why and all about it. "put her there, boy. we'll show these fascists what a couple hillbillies can do." alan lomax: where did you live? on a farm? woody guthrie: well, no, i was born there in that little town. my dad built a six-room house. cost him about $7,000 or $8,000