FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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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
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
90
Wesley Beggs
The Old Slop Mule at Deer Lodge
I am a good old working mule.
work, harness
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
93
Wesley Beggs
Malugian at Great Falls Goes to the Circus and Tries to Ride a Trick Mule
Well, wife, I've landed here at last, and the town it looks all right.
circus, parade, elephant, clown
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
97
Wesley Beggs
On Mount Powell, Montana
We climbed Mt. Powell's rocky slope.
prison
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
98
Wesley Beggs
The Boys at Billings
Talk about your pitching horses.
Montana
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
100
Wesley Beggs
Farewell, Titanic, Proud Ship of the Sea
Gone is the great Titanic, gone to the home of the brave.
sinking ship, death, drowning, iceberg, watery grave
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
101
Wesley Beggs
The Knot That Hands Have Tied
When love goes thumping through your heart.
romance, infatuation, marriage, divorce
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
102
Wesley Beggs
The Old Stockade Corral
There's a happy time a-coming.
Bridger, Absarokee, Chinook, spring, seasons, nature, city, country
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
105
Wesley Beggs
In Those Old Round-Up Days
I left my home a wandering lad.
youth, roundup, mother, father, family, parent, aging, growing up
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
108
Wesley Beggs
Down at the Alamo
A solemn thought comes o'er me.
song, Texas, Brazos, Lone Star state, Rio Grande, Sam Houston