FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Laugh Kills Lonesome
FC 11 L-25
45
Mike Logan
When Horses Talk War There's Little Chance for Peace
Charlie Russell left this tableau; Of the old time cow camp way.
Laugh Kills Lonesome
FC 11 L-25
47
Mike Logan
Daughter of the Moon
Daughter of the moon, she was.
Laugh Kills Lonesome
FC 11 L-25
48
Mike Logan
Gaggles 'n Gangs, McCarty's 'n Hangs
We had a vis'tor at the ranch; This gent he was a "Limey."
Laugh Kills Lonesome
FC 11 L-25
52
Mike Logan
When the Bulls of Autumn Come
It is a time of magic.
Laugh Kills Lonesome
FC 11 L-25
53
Mike Logan
Burial
Well boys, you know ol' Moon 'n me; Was partnered up for years.
Laugh Kills Lonesome
FC 11 L-25
58
Mike Logan
The Shaman's Hand
Ghost winds howl off the Great Divide.
Laugh Kills Lonesome
FC 11 L-25
60
Mike Logan
Behold a Pale Horse
Montana 1886; A pale horse first appears.
Laugh Kills Lonesome
FC 11 L-25
63
Mike Logan
Which You Want to See
"North," he said, "I'm headin' north.
Laugh Kills Lonesome
FC 11 L-25
66
Mike Logan
If it Ain't Broke
There's a saying on the ranches.
Laugh Kills Lonesome
FC 11 L-25
69
Mike Logan
Waitin' for a Chinook
Dear Louie, You wrote an' asked me.
Laugh Kills Lonesome
FC 11 L-25
71
Mike Logan
Ranch Truck
A ranch truck's like a rancher.
Men of the Open Range
FC 11 L-26
14
Mike Logan
Men of the Open Range
I can see the ghosts of riders; Movin' across the dawn.
Men of the Open Range
FC 11 L-26
17
Mike Logan
Fiddlin' Sam
Boys is ridin' up to Maiden; Though they ain't exactly laden.
Men of the Open Range
FC 11 L-26
21
Mike Logan
Cowboy Lighthouse
Did you ever see a cowboy; With his hat off in the sun?
Men of the Open Range
FC 11 L-26
22
Mike Logan
Free Verse Broncho Rider
That free verse bronc rider, Zarzyski.
Men of the Open Range
FC 11 L-26
23
Mike Logan
The Code
There's a code the old westerner lived by.
Men of the Open Range
FC 11 L-26
27
Mike Logan
Letter to Town
I thought I'd write you folks in town; Who like to eat good beef.
Men of the Open Range
FC 11 L-26
28
Mike Logan
If Spanish is the Lovin' Tongue
If Spanish is the lovin' tongue; It's also "talkin' cow."
Men of the Open Range
FC 11 L-26
32
Mike Logan
Mr. Magpie
Well he flies like he's been drinkin'; An his rudder's out of whack.
Men of the Open Range
FC 11 L-26
33
Mike Logan
Cowboy Cruise Control
These boys, they ain't house broke yet.
Men of the Open Range
FC 11 L-26
37
Mike Logan
Peace on Earth
Here's hopin' that the Christ Child; Looks down on you today.
Men of the Open Range
FC 11 L-26
38
Mike Logan
Few Words
His first day on the outfit this boy didn't raise no row.
Men of the Open Range
FC 11 L-26
39
Mike Logan
Gone
The humpbacked beef is all gone now.
Men of the Open Range
FC 11 L-26
40
Mike Logan
Bluff
Ol' Fred steps out to close the gate; An' chuckles as he passes.
Men of the Open Range
FC 11 L-26
42
Mike Logan
The Young Cowboy's Story
As I walked out in the streets of Laredo.
This particular poem contains the words to an old cowboy song. Underneath the old the author has written a few new passages.