FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
23
Wesley Beggs
Twenty Years Ago
I took a ride today, old Pard.
fence, change, game, deer, elk, antelope, grass, sheep, longhorn steer, range, sheepmen, cattlemen, Redman, red man, Indian, Native American, white man, environment, Indians, nature, pollution, destruction, buffalo, Sitting Bull, Sioux chief, Wounded Knee, teepee, fences
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
40
Wesley Beggs
Leaving Deer Lodge Prison - narrative
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
44
Wesley Beggs
A Stampede in Texas
We started from Mobeetie up to the northern range.
cattle, Jim Ma Lange, cowboys, cattle trail, loyalty, kindness, nature, plains, flowers, mocking birds, dark cloud, thunder storm, rain, frisky cattle, steer, bronk, sunrise, death, trackless plains, sadness, broncho, longhorn cattle, pride, frontier men
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
46
Wesley Beggs
The Work of a Bad Cowboy
Put on the blanket and saddle.
whoop, yell, work, persuasion, human hell, interrupt sleep, midnight, sparkling goblet, red wine
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
46
Wesley Beggs
The Work of a Good Cowboy
Go tell them the death cruel serpent.
glow of the morning, chaps, Stetson, stray cattle, herd, coolies, washouts, windbreak, trail, bog-hole, young calves, drunken tribe of creation
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
51
Wesley Beggs
When Your Hull Begins to Roll.
I said that I could ride him.
steer riding, circus, wild steers, frantic recreation, longhorn steer, cinch, bronc busting, pitched, thrown, badger hole, Texas, hard rides, jackpot, tough animal
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
67
Wesley Beggs
To the Warden, Deer Lodge
Would it be against the prison rules.
request, verses, letter, wife, favor
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
50
Wesley Beggs
To My Indian Friends
God made you my brother, in His own perfect way.
reservation, past, old times, freedom, plains of the West, free Indian, confined, restriction, lack of freedom, suffering, greed, profit, injustice, buffaloes, slaughter, slay, wigwams, braves, elk, bear, Red Man, vanishing Indians, true, loyal, good Indians, bouquet, tender thoughts, Montana
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
66
Wesley Beggs
A Lonely Grave Out West
A lonely grave, a sacred spot.
Jim Bridger trail, death, grave, youth, boy, Indians, kill, slay, Red Man, arrows, blood thirsty Indians, father, lonely grave, grief
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
65
Wesley Beggs
Lines to a Prisoner
Look up, my brother do not fear.
endurance, hope, iron bars, grated doors, convict, shame, prison doors, clanking chains, lasting sting, pain, God, trust in God
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
62
Wesley Beggs
Hurrah for Old Montana Twenty Years Ago
I want to tell you, Pardner.
rangeland, Golden Treasure State, longhorn steer, shaky horse, Texas, cypress, pine, doggies, summer, winter, Dodge City Trail, fences, free delivery mail, farmer, chickens, turkeys, weavily wheat, Colorado, summer, winter, vast country, open country, jewel of the West, Nebraska, sandhill, harvest, grass, nature, open range, puncher, gem of the West, Bingen on the Rhine, warrior, Great Divide, buried in Montana, pines
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
60
Wesley Beggs
He Was Going Some for a Preacher
I put my hat upon my head and walked out for a stroll.
night, moon, cold, church, gifted preacher, perfect language, Lord, praise the Lord, hell, burning hell, wicked men, eternal seething flames, torture, torment, weak soul, devil, God, Bible, fearful punishment, love of God, eternity, heathen, harlot, revenge, hate, salvation, truth
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
59
Wesley Beggs
In the Bad Lands
I used to love to ramble in the dreary old Bad Lands.
lasso, saddle horn, Western hunter, rifle, antelope, buffalo pony, rein, ride, hunting, scamp
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
57
Wesley Beggs
A Hunk of That Old Pumpkin Pie
I have wondered so far in my rovings.
childhood, memories, joy, homestead, mother, happiness, gloom, sadness, boyhood, log cabin, apple orchard, summer, nature, cows, school, father, family, home, warmth, contentment, hope, duty, sad feeling, contentedness
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
52
Wesley Beggs
They Sent Me Right Over the Road
My home now is here in prison.
sorrow, barbed arrow, no pay, hard work, serving sentence, wife, love, grief, transgression, father, mother, childhood, memories, wild seed, marriage, sadness, heavy burden, banished, sinful, selfish, blindness, stripes, despair, loneliness, cellmates, pain, lost friends, prison cell, shame, children, mountains, troubles, distress, convict, prison wall, sore spirit, Lord, prayers, bitterness, punishment, criminal, rejection, sad tale, mercy, Savior, hope, Jesus, peace, poor health
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
47
Wesley Beggs
Go Chum with the Geysers Awhile
You no doubt have heard of the Yellowstone Park.
Wonderland, pride of the West, flaglets of beauty, wonders, nature, hot springs, mammoth hot springs, hot water, deep-heated water, vapor, steam, beauty, mountains, hilltops, rivers, rills, canyon, jewels, sapphires, diamonds, Yellowstone Canyon, wild water, foam, prison house, power of water, flowers, fern, cedar, human soul, impressive nature, solemnity, streams, snow, cataracts, The Giant, Old Faithful, Artemisia, The Fan, Fire Hole, Hell Hole, city, village, creeks, rivulets, picturesque scenes, trouble, sorrow, happiness, enjoyment, Angel of Peace
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
68
Wesley Beggs
That Old Sheepherder Man
I want to tell you where I've been.
range, sheep, herd, herders, dog, sheepdog, sheepmen
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
70
Wesley Beggs
Written in the County Jail at Big Timber, Montana
Come all you Sweet Grass County boys.
song, prison, Jake Lyons, jailer, turnkey
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
72
Wesley Beggs
To Ride Away Out West
Come all you rambling Cowboys and a story I will tell.
song, pen, jail, prison, Montana, R.R. Purcell, jury, Judge Henry, sentence, guilty, guilt, court, verdict, penitentiary
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
76
Wesley Beggs
The Gems of Old Montana
'Cause we live here in Montana.
pride
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
77
Wesley Beggs
Indians' Story of Custer's Last Battle
The Indians' story of Custer's fight has never been told in full.
Sitting Bull, 1876, Big Horn country, Little Big Horn, Sioux, Indians, fight, Yellow Hair, Red Horse, Wounded Knee
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
81
Wesley Beggs
We Have Them All at Deer Lodge
Talk about insurance agents.
prison, penitentiary, jail
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
84
Wesley Beggs
A Notice on the Lone Cabin on Bridger Creek
Well, boys, I have the cabin done.
roof, Whiting's store
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
85
Wesley Beggs
When the Bronk Begins to Bawl
It is out here in Montana, which we call the treasure state.
bronc, riding, pitching, bronc riding, bronc busting
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
87
Wesley Beggs
How Are You Fixed for Straw?
Reuben come to visit us.
Deer Lodge, prison, jail, thief, steal, saddle