FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Measure of a Man
FC 11 W-15
21
Gene Waters
Ol' Midnight
You've heard of "Five Minutes to Midnight."
Measure of a Man
FC 11 W-15
23
Gene Waters
The Branding Fire
In a big ol' working pen.
Measure of a Man
FC 11 W-15
25
Gene Waters
Cowboy
He sat tall and straight in the saddle.
Measure of a Man
FC 11 W-15
27
Gene Waters
Mother Nature
They riot on the campuses.
Measure of a Man
FC 11 W-15
29
Gene Waters
Oklahoma Winter (1970-71)
Snowy winds brought drifts so cold and deep.
Measure of a Man
FC 11 W-15
31
Gene Waters
I see Oklahoma
Riding in Southwest Oklahoma.
Measure of a Man
FC 11 W-15
33
Gene Waters
Code of a Cowboy
The cowboy's code was loyalty, truth.
Measure of a Man
FC 11 W-15
35
Gene Waters
Cowboy Poetry Gathering (Elko, Nevada - 1986)
They came from north, south, east, west.
Measure of a Man
FC 11 W-15
37
Gene Waters
A Lasting Breed
They say our breed is fading.
Measure of a Man
FC 11 W-15
39
Gene Waters
Prairie Land
Some cowboys work in mountains.
Measure of a Man
FC 11 W-15
41
Gene Waters
Then and Now
Before the white man took his land.
Measure of a Man
FC 11 W-15
43
Gene Waters
Arizona
Once while traveling.
Measure of a Man
FC 11 W-15
45
Gene Waters
Western Man
They are a breed of men apart.
Measure of a Man
FC 11 W-15
47
Gene Waters
Ranger
Tall and straight they rode.
Measure of a Man
FC 11 W-15
49
Gene Waters
A Cowboy's Lady
The red man would paint your picture.
Cowboy Stuff: Some of the Poems by Jody Sixkiller
FC 11 W-16
23
Jody Sixkiller Whitlock
Cowboy Religion
There once was an old cowboy.
Cowboy Stuff: Some of the Poems by Jody Sixkiller
FC 11 W-16
25
Jody Sixkiller Whitlock
Home
This place of which I tell ya.
Cowboy Stuff: Some of the Poems by Jody Sixkiller
FC 11 W-16
26
Jody Sixkiller Whitlock
Bill and Dude
In Coolidge, Arizona, where wild horses used to roam.
Cowboy Stuff: Some of the Poems by Jody Sixkiller
FC 11 W-16
28
Jody Sixkiller Whitlock
It's a Good Thing I Was Born When I Was
You know what woulda happened.
Cowboy Stuff: Some of the Poems by Jody Sixkiller
FC 11 W-16
30
Jody Sixkiller Whitlock
Ranch Christmas
When I was young and Christmas time.
Cowboy Stuff: Some of the Poems by Jody Sixkiller
FC 11 W-16
33
Jody Sixkiller Whitlock
Homesick
If there's something that makes yer heart swell.
Cowboy Stuff: Some of the Poems by Jody Sixkiller
FC 11 W-16
34
Jody Sixkiller Whitlock
Pharmaceutical Gaucho
He stands 'round bars and street corners.
Cowboy Stuff: Some of the Poems by Jody Sixkiller
FC 11 W-16
35
Jody Sixkiller Whitlock
Slim's Saturday Night
Slim had a vision of wonderful things.
Cowboy Stuff: Some of the Poems by Jody Sixkiller
FC 11 W-16
37
Jody Sixkiller Whitlock
Arizona
Did ya ever see a sunset flowin' crimson, mauve and gold.
Cowboy Stuff: Some of the Poems by Jody Sixkiller
FC 11 W-16
39
Jody Sixkiller Whitlock
Medical Facts of the Matter
When your legs turn to rubber.