Years later,Woody described what singing meant to him: "When you sing a song, it reaches out and enters people's ears.

VOA: special.2010.06.13

He has said that he has another musical goal related to American music: to one day sing a song with country music star Dolly Parton.

VOA: special.2010.08.11

He sang the song at the rally and a few ZANU-PF members struggled to sing along in Malema's Zulu home language.

VOA: standard.2010.04.04