FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
151
Wesley Beggs
Home on the Rangeland
My home is on the rangeland, far away from any town.
Rockies, nature, Rocky Mountains
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
152
Wesley Beggs
The Locoed Sheep
When you get to be a loco.
song, loco weed, dope
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
153
Wesley Beggs
The Cowboys' Last Retreat
Well, Flood, old pard, cold, cruel fate.
friend, friendship, prison, penitentiary, jail, pardners, life
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
156
Wesley Beggs
Farewell to Montana, the Gem of the West
Farewell to Montana, the Gem of the West.
roam, sorrow, children, loss
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
158
Wesley Beggs
Oklahoma, Meaning Beautiful Land
Oh, let us look back to that country again.
song, south, nature
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
160
Wesley Beggs
Flannigan's Pan Cake
Flannigan, the bachelor, lived up in a hall.
pancakes, school teacher, food, bake, cooking, wife, spouse, ore, assayer, gold, Irish
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
162
Wesley Beggs
Give Me the Woman Who Loves the Fresh Air
Oh, give me the woman who loves the fresh air.
female, girl
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
164
Wesley Beggs
On the Bellefouche Far Away
Talk about your pretty countries and a climate all superb.
Black Hills, South Dakota, Sioux, Wounded Knee, Sitting Bull, Standing Rock, nature
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
167
Wesley Beggs
When Lovina Was My Sweetheart So Many Years Ago
'Midst the green fields of Ohio as the western sun reclines.
love song, romance, girlfriend, boyfriend, lover, Ohio
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
170
Wesley Beggs
Leaving the Old Farm for the City
I say, dear wife, we'll pack our trunks and to the city go.
Plugmyer, fashion, modern, marriage, husband, wife, money, happiness, home [Old Mr. and Mrs. Plugmyer leave their quiet home for the city, and are led away by fashions, and become gay, but at last return to the old farm.]
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
174
Wesley Beggs
The Horrors of a Prison Cell
Well, Pard, old boy, cold cruel fate.
prison, penitentiary, jail, fear, Jesus Christ, religion, Christianity, belief, God
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
178
Wesley Beggs
Just to Be a Rancher's Wife
When the rose bud greets the lily.
spouse, husband, wife, marriage, family, home, work, female, woman, women, occupation, profession
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
180
Wesley Beggs
Far From My Happy Home
I've wandered far from thee, dear wife.
song, marriage, spouse, husband, memory, memories, life, past, lonely, loneliness, aging, love, death
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
183
Wesley Beggs
To the Cranky Freight Agent
I thank you for your photograph.
Alturas, California, railroad, NCO, N.C.O., Mr. Holigan
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
185
Wesley Beggs
Farewell to My Saddle and Rope
I will now quit the range of the cattle.
Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christianity, religion, belief, God, afterlife, death, farewell, hope
Rhymes from the Rangeland
FC 11 B-09
188
Wesley Beggs
The Morning Glory Hills
There's a thousand gems of beauty.
Stillwater, Red Bridge, nature, Montana, Yellowstone
A Rider, a Roper and a Heck'uva Windmill Man
FC 11 B-13
5
Baxter Black
The New Hat - narrative
A Rider, a Roper and a Heck'uva Windmill Man
FC 11 B-13
8
Baxter Black
Occupation: Cowboy
Somebody said, "You a cowboy?"
dress, hat, feathery hat, saddle, pickup, four wheel drive, modern cowboy, fancy boots, Lone Star Beer, belt buckle, mechanical bull, Waylon, Perrier, ignorance, lack of knowledge, show off, IRS form
A Rider, a Roper and a Heck'uva Windmill Man
FC 11 B-13
11
Baxter Black
The Dead Cow Ranch - narrative
A Rider, a Roper and a Heck'uva Windmill Man
FC 11 B-13
15
Baxter Black
The Gambler - narrative
A Rider, a Roper and a Heck'uva Windmill Man
FC 11 B-13
28
Baxter Black
Fixin' The Outhouse - narrative
A Rider, a Roper and a Heck'uva Windmill Man
FC 11 B-13
31
Baxter Black
Life Beyond Fortrun - narrative
A Rider, a Roper and a Heck'uva Windmill Man
FC 11 B-13
39
Baxter Black
Sellin' Prewitt's Cow - narrative
A Rider, a Roper and a Heck'uva Windmill Man
FC 11 B-13
44
Baxter Black
People are Funny Critters Chapter Two
There's.... Artichoke peelers and ex-Pittsburgh Steelers
occupation, profession, people, poets
A Rider, a Roper and a Heck'uva Windmill Man
FC 11 B-13
53
Baxter Black
That Good Ol' Red Rock Salt - narrative