FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

Rodeo Bulls Poems

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1

Ed H. Woolsey

Ole Wino

Down by Nogales.

two copies

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3

Ed H. Woolsey

Joey (The Talkin' Bull)

He seemed to know your name.

two copies

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4

Ed H. Woolsey

R.B.

R.B. was his name.

two copies

Rodeo Bulls Poems

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5

Ed H. Woolsey

Stanley

Why his name was Stanley.

two copies

Drugstore Cowboy

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1

Ed H. Woolsey

Drugstore Cowboys

Times have changed.

two copies

My Ole Roan

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Ed H. Woolsey

My Ole Roan

I remember sweating leather.

two copies

Cowboy Poetry Dealt from the Bottom

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6

Paul Zack

My Money

Some cowboys are wise when it comes to the buck.

Cowboy Poetry Dealt from the Bottom

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7

Paul Zack

Cowboys Don't Talk In Cliches

A woman in the bar was flappin' her lips.

Cowboy Poetry Dealt from the Bottom

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9

Paul Zack

A Cowboy's Nightmare

After I'd fallen asleep the other night.

Cowboy Poetry Dealt from the Bottom

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11

Paul Zack

The Confirmation

I was out ridin' fences on the Double JY.

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15

Paul Zack

Indian Joe

I used to know an old Indian man.

Cowboy Poetry Dealt from the Bottom

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17

Paul Zack

Dairy Products

Texas Bill had a problem at home.

Cowboy Poetry Dealt from the Bottom

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19

Paul Zack

Preparation .45

How can you tell.

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20

Paul Zack

The Story of Slim

My friend Slim just cashed his chips.

Cowboy Poetry Dealt from the Bottom

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21

Paul Zack

The Last Time I Went To Town

It was one day after payday.

Cowboy Poetry Dealt from the Bottom

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23

Paul Zack

How the Cowboy Poet Went Crazy and Died

Bein' a cowboy poet is not a difficult thing.

Cowboy Poetry Dealt from the Bottom

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25

Paul Zack

A Cowboy's Eyes

There's a lot of places where cowboys abound.

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27

Paul Zack

The Fragrant Vagrant

While wandrin' through the drugstore.

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29

Paul Zack

An Event That Occurred a Few Years Ago in Montana While Driving to a Rodeo in my Pickup Truck

Now I'd like to tell you a story.

Cowboy Poetry Dealt from the Bottom

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32

Paul Zack

The Eternal Quest

After spendin' lots a time alone.

Cowboy Poetry Dealt from the Bottom

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32

Paul Zack

The Endorsement

When your name becomes known here and there.

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32

Paul Zack

A Small-Town Jail

At a jail where I was clientele.

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33

Paul Zack

Royal Flush

At the saloon down the road.

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35

Paul Zack

Faces at the Fire

I'd been ridin' that day since just before dawn.

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39

Paul Zack

My Favorite Place

I was sittin' at the hotel bar.