Woody Guthrie was fond of telling the story of a fellow who was out walking one day

Woody Guthrie was fond of telling the story of a fellow who was out walking one day. Now this person was of the sort that some might call a hobo or perhaps a bum but whom I shall call a free spirit. Now as this free spirit was walking he found a fence blocking his progress and a large sign that said "PRIVATE PROPERTY - No trespassing." But being a free spirit he ignored the sign, hopped the fence and proceeded on his way. After a while another fellow approached him at rather a fast clip displaying signs of extreme agitation. "Didn't you see that sign" he demanded. "This here is private property and there's NO TRESPASSING." "So you're saying you own this land" inquired the free spirit. "Damn right" replied the other. "Well how did you get to own it?" said the free spirit.