FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Cowboy Love Poetry: Verse from the Heart of the West
Paddy Calistro, Jack Lamb, Jean Penn
FC 11 C-36
52
C.F. Lummis
The Cowboy's Valentine
Say, Moll, now don't you 'llow to quit; A-playin' maverick?
Cowboy Love Poetry: Verse from the Heart of the West
Paddy Calistro, Jack Lamb, Jean Penn
FC 11 C-36
53
Robert V. Carr
To Dance with Her
To dance with her rounds-up such bliss; I can't rope words to half explain.
Cowboy Love Poetry: Verse from the Heart of the West
Paddy Calistro, Jack Lamb, Jean Penn
FC 11 C-36
24
James Barton Adams
A Cowboy's Hopeless Love
I've heard that story of times about that little chap; A-cryin' for the shiney moon to fall in his lap.
Cowboy Love Poetry: Verse from the Heart of the West
Paddy Calistro, Jack Lamb, Jean Penn
FC 11 C-36
26
Charles "Badger" Clark
The Tied Maverick
Lay on the iron! The tie holds fast; And my wild record closes.
Cowboy Love Poetry: Verse from the Heart of the West
Paddy Calistro, Jack Lamb, Jean Penn
FC 11 C-36
54
Robert V. Carr
Time's Heavy Hand
She was jes' a little granger an' her folks lived on Elk crick, Jes' a little dark-eyed granger.
Cowboy Love Poetry: Verse from the Heart of the West
Paddy Calistro, Jack Lamb, Jean Penn
FC 11 C-36
56
Robert V. Carr
An' a Two-Step's What They Play
A little queen in calico, Her smiles - them killin' smiles.
Cowboy Love Poetry: Verse from the Heart of the West
Paddy Calistro, Jack Lamb, Jean Penn
FC 11 C-36
57
Robert V. Carr
Down at Haller's Dancin'
They're tunin' up the orchestray down at old Bill Haller's; He's the feller that they claim jes' beats all the callers.
Cowboy Love Poetry: Verse from the Heart of the West
Paddy Calistro, Jack Lamb, Jean Penn
FC 11 C-36
28
S. Omar Barker
Jest Bring Me Back My Cowgirl Gal
The boss he's took my gal to town; For a fancy hat and a low-neck gown.
Cowboy Love Poetry: Verse from the Heart of the West
Paddy Calistro, Jack Lamb, Jean Penn
FC 11 C-36
30
S. Omar Barker
For the Love of Lily
Judge Bean, he cut out pictures, and he hung 'em on the wall.
Cowboy Love Poetry: Verse from the Heart of the West
Paddy Calistro, Jack Lamb, Jean Penn
FC 11 C-36
146
Henry Real Bird
Love is a Lady
Wrote this, once, startin' day anew; Snowfall at night, fresh snow in mornin'.
Cowboy Love Poetry: Verse from the Heart of the West
Paddy Calistro, Jack Lamb, Jean Penn
FC 11 C-36
150
J.W. Beeson
Rosie's Eagle
Rosie was a widow; Who lived up north of town.
Cowboy Love Poetry: Verse from the Heart of the West
Paddy Calistro, Jack Lamb, Jean Penn
FC 11 C-36
154
Ian Tyson
Lights of Laramie
What in the world's come over me; I never thought I'd see the day
Cowboy Love Poetry: Verse from the Heart of the West
Paddy Calistro, Jack Lamb, Jean Penn
FC 11 C-36
155
Ian Tyson and Tom Russell
Navajo Rug
Well it's two eggs up on whiskey toast; And home fries on the side.
The Open Mic
FC 11 C-37
9
T. Shannon Crawford
The Open Mic
I'm at my first gatherin' and standin' so proud, I recite my poetry and I do it real loud.
The Open Mic
T. Shannon Crawford
FC 11 C-37
11
Hank Sheffer
The Bullfighter Poet
The riders all knew him as TS; A man who would never start late.
The Open Mic
FC 11 C-37
19
T. Shannon Crawford
End of Day
The herd is bedded down, the night riders are out, The night meal is over, the bedrolls laid out.
The Open Mic
FC 11 C-37
23
T. Shannon Crawford
No Shirt No Food
All the rules of the ranch were made by my dad, Some were real tough, but most not so bad.
The Open Mic
FC 11 C-37
27
T. Shannon Crawford
Company Coming
Days are long and lonesome for a rancher's wife; No breakin the sameness, the monotony of life.
The Open Mic
FC 11 C-37
31
T. Shannon Crawford
The Family Code
The Crawford clan were cowboys, Two brothers, some daughters and sons.
The Open Mic
T. Shannon Crawford
FC 11 C-37
35
T. Shannon Crawford and Mary Bursell Maupin
Fowl Land Development
There was this family in South Dakota, Whose elevators didn't go all the way to the top.
The Open Mic
FC 11 C-37
39
T. Shannon Crawford
Kaci
The very first time that I saw Kaci, She wore a dress all ruffled and lacy.
The Open Mic
FC 11 C-37
47
T. Shannon Crawford
Winter Camp
I's [I was] hired to help winter some yearlings; By a rancher up in Dakota.
The Open Mic
FC 11 C-37
55
T. Shannon Crawford
A Letter from the Government
There's modern conveniences, That make life better.
The Open Mic
FC 11 C-37
59
T. Shannon Crawford
A Ranger Named Jim
He's tall in the saddle, he sets it with style; He's ridden his horse, Buddy, for many a mile.
The Open Mic
FC 11 C-37
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T. Shannon Crawford
The Rookie Bull Rider
The bull was a Brahma, wore the Sutton brand on his hide.