FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Echoes of the Past: The Cowboy Poetry of Melvin Whipple
FC 11 W-17
33
Melvin Whipple
Tranquilizer Pills
I hung up my chaps and saddle, then I up and bought a farm.
Echoes of the Past: The Cowboy Poetry of Melvin Whipple
FC 11 W-17
34
Melvin Whipple
The Orejana Bull
'Twas the spring I worked fer Mathis, the spring of fifty-three.
Echoes of the Past: The Cowboy Poetry of Melvin Whipple
FC 11 W-17
36
Melvin Whipple
Cowpuncher's Wife
In a quaint little cabin beside a cool stream.
Echoes of the Past: The Cowboy Poetry of Melvin Whipple
FC 11 W-17
37
Melvin Whipple
When the Homesteader Came
He came to this country a long time ago, had a team and a wagon, a rake and a hoe.
Echoes of the Past: The Cowboy Poetry of Melvin Whipple
FC 11 W-17
38
Melvin Whipple
Back on the Old Home Range
The evenin' sun was gittin' low, and long dark shadows fell.
Echoes of the Past: The Cowboy Poetry of Melvin Whipple
FC 11 W-17
40
Melvin Whipple
The Big Horseshoe Bend
Let's saddle up, pardner, and ride once agin.
Echoes of the Past: The Cowboy Poetry of Melvin Whipple
FC 11 W-17
42
Melvin Whipple
Why Am I Ball-Headed?
"Why am I ball-headed?" Well, in case you'd like to know.
Echoes of the Past: The Cowboy Poetry of Melvin Whipple
FC 11 W-17
44
Melvin Whipple
Lonesome Nights
Lord! it's lonesome here tonight, in this little lumber shack.
Echoes of the Past: The Cowboy Poetry of Melvin Whipple
FC 11 W-17
46
Melvin Whipple
The Big Hell Hole
Away out on the Hell Hole rim the long leaf timber grows.
Arizona Magazine
FC 11 W-12
24
John I. White
Gail Gardner--Cowboy 'poet lariat'
Arizona Magazine
FC 11 W-12
26
Gail Gardner
The Sierry Petes (Or, Tying the Knots in the Devil's Tail)
Away up high in the Sierry Petes
The Lonesome Cowboy Songs of the Plains and Hills
FC 11 W-20
2
John White and George Shackley
When The Work Is Done Next Fall
A group of jolly cowboys, discussing their plans at ease
The Lonesome Cowboy Songs of the Plains and Hills
FC 11 W-20
4
John White and George Shackley
The Dying Cowboy
"Oh bury me not on the lone prairie" these words came low and mournfully
The Lonesome Cowboy Songs of the Plains and Hills
FC 11 W-20
6
John White and George Shackley
The Old Chisolm Trail
Come along, boys, and listen to my tale,
The Lonesome Cowboy Songs of the Plains and Hills
FC 11 W-20
8
John White and George Shackley
Whoopee Ti Yi Yo, Git Along Little Dogies
As I was a walking one morning for pleasure I spied a cowpuncher a riding along
The Lonesome Cowboy Songs of the Plains and Hills
FC 11 W-20
11
John White and George Shackley
The Cowboy
Oh, a man there lives on the western plain
The Lonesome Cowboy Songs of the Plains and Hills
FC 11 W-20
12
John White and George Shackley
Trouble For the Range Cook
Come wrangle yer broncho an' saddle him quick!
The Lonesome Cowboy Songs of the Plains and Hills
FC 11 W-20
14
John White and George Shackley
Cowboy's Dance Song
You can't expect a cowboy to agitate his shanks
The Lonesome Cowboy Songs of the Plains and Hills
FC 11 W-20
17
John White and George Shackley
Great Granddad
Great Granddad when the West was young, barred his door with a wagon tongue
The Lonesome Cowboy Songs of the Plains and Hills
FC 11 W-20
19
John White and George Shackley
Great Grandma
Great Grandma, when the West was new, wore hoop skirts and a bustle, too
The Lonesome Cowboy Songs of the Plains and Hills
FC 11 W-20
20
John White and George Shackley
Old Paint
My feet are in the stirrups my bridle's in my hand
The Lonesome Cowboy Songs of the Plains and Hills
FC 11 W-20
22
John White and George Shackley
Sam Bass
Sam Bass was born in Indiana, it was his native home
The Lonesome Cowboy Songs of the Plains and Hills
FC 11 W-20
24
John White and George Shackley
The Trail To Mexico
I made up my mind to change my way
The Lonesome Cowboy Songs of the Plains and Hills
FC 11 W-20
26
John White and George Shackley
The Texas Maiden
She was a Texas maiden, she came of low degree
The Lonesome Cowboy Songs of the Plains and Hills
FC 11 W-20
28
John White and George Shackley
His Trademarks
The cowboy ain't no dandy when it comes to wearing clo'es