FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
29769 results found for "No Search Criteria Set"Book Title
Composer
Call #
Pages
Author
Poem Title
First Lines
Keywords
Where Old Trails Meet the New on Oregon High Desert
Ramona Turmon and Lona Tankersley Burkhart
FC 11 T-12
17
Lona Tankersley Burkhart
The Cowman's Love of the Land
I watched that John Wayne re-run on T.V. the other night.
Where Old Trails Meet the New on Oregon High Desert
Ramona Turmon and Lona Tankersley Burkhart
FC 11 T-12
21
Ramona Turmon
Winners, Almost
There was a big roping at the local fairgrounds/ And the ropers were all gathered for the last go round
Where Old Trails Meet the New on Oregon High Desert
Ramona Turmon and Lona Tankersley Burkhart
FC 11 T-12
22
Ramona Turmon
Death of a Ranch
In eastern Oregon there's a ranch called the Roaring Springs/ It's home to white faced cows, deer, antelope and other things
Where Old Trails Meet the New on Oregon High Desert
Ramona Turmon and Lona Tankersley Burkhart
FC 11 T-12
23
Lona Tankersley Burkhart
Honor and a Cowman's Word
Now, in the great southwestern cattle land./ There's something the people all understand
Where Old Trails Meet the New on Oregon High Desert
Ramona Turmon and Lona Tankersley Burkhart
FC 11 T-12
25
Ramona Turmon
High Sierra Wreck
High in the Sierra peaks is a trail leading to Mono Pass
Where Old Trails Meet the New on Oregon High Desert
Ramona Turmon and Lona Tankersley Burkhart
FC 11 T-12
27
Lona Tankersley Burkhart
The Sunday Cowboy and the Blue Heeler Dog
When some friends from town come out to visit, late last spring,/ they had a blue heeler dog they sure wanted to bring
Where Old Trails Meet the New on Oregon High Desert
Ramona Turmon and Lona Tankersley Burkhart
FC 11 T-12
29
Ramona Turmon
Riding Drag
It gets dusty back here riding drag
Where Old Trails Meet the New on Oregon High Desert
Ramona Turmon and Lona Tankersley Burkhart
FC 11 T-12
30
Ramona Turmon
Hard Times
Boy the price of hay is high/ It's gone right up to the sky
Where Old Trails Meet the New on Oregon High Desert
Ramona Turmon and Lona Tankersley Burkhart
FC 11 T-12
31
Lona Tankersley Burkhart
My Pardner
Late one fall when I was a kid, a long, long time ago,/ Mom's dog Bob, had a litter of pups, an' wouldn't you know
Where Old Trails Meet the New on Oregon High Desert
Ramona Turmon and Lona Tankersley Burkhart
FC 11 T-12
33
Lona Tankersley Burkhart
A Christmas Prayer from the Mountain Country
Dear God, who made these mountains
Where Old Trails Meet the New on Oregon High Desert
Ramona Turmon and Lona Tankersley Burkhart
FC 11 T-12
34
Ramona Turmon
Ranch Wife
He comes in with muddy feet and says where's dinner
Where Old Trails Meet the New on Oregon High Desert
Ramona Turmon and Lona Tankersley Burkhart
FC 11 T-12
35
Lona Tankersley Burkhart
Desert Death
the newcomers come,/And talk of this desert land
Where Old Trails Meet the New on Oregon High Desert
Ramona Turmon and Lona Tankersley Burkhart
FC 11 T-12
36
Ramona Turmon
Kid's Pony
So you think you can ride them tough/ I know an old horse who's plenty tough
Where Old Trails Meet the New on Oregon High Desert
Ramona Turmon and Lona Tankersley Burkhart
FC 11 T-12
37
Lona Tankersley Burkhart
Christmas Thoughts from the Cow Country
The price of hay sure gone sky high./ The water trough has sprung a leak
Where Old Trails Meet the New on Oregon High Desert
Ramona Turmon and Lona Tankersley Burkhart
FC 11 T-12
39
Ramona Turmon
The Auctioneer
Here's the story of the auctioneer
Where Old Trails Meet the New on Oregon High Desert
Ramona Turmon and Lona Tankersley Burkhart
FC 11 T-12
40
Lona Tankersley Burkhart
Daylight
When the curtains of night are pushed back by nature's hand,/ And the colors of daylight
Where Old Trails Meet the New on Oregon High Desert
Ramona Turmon and Lona Tankersley Burkhart
FC 11 T-12
41
Ramona Turmon
The Lady and the Horse Trader
Yes ma'am I do have horses for sale or trade/ Step right out there in the coral, now don't be afraid
Cowboy Lore
FC 11 A-01
65
Jules Verne Allen
Little Joe the Wrangler
It's little Joe the Wrangler he'll wrangler never more.
wrangler, remudda, Texas, "Chaw"
Cowboy Lore
FC 11 A-01
69
Jules Verne Allen
The Cowboy
All day on the prairie in the saddle I ride, not even a day, boys, to trot by my side.
lowing of herds, Masons, patriarchs
Cowboy Lore
FC 11 A-01
72
Jules Verne Allen
The Trail to Mexico
I made up my mind in an early day.
A.J. Stinson, Buddie, Rio Grande
Cowboy Lore
FC 11 A-01
74
Jules Verne Allen
Barbara Allen
In London City, where I once did dwell, there's where I got my learning.
dying, hard-hearted, Sweet Willie
Cowboy Lore
FC 11 A-01
76
Jules Verne Allen
Jesse James
Jesse James was a lad that killed a-many a man.
Danville, wife, Mister Howard
Cowboy Lore
FC 11 A-01
80
Jules Verne Allen
The Dying Ranger
The sun was sinking in the west and fell with ling'ring ray.
palmetto, Lone Star State, comrades
Cowboy Lore
FC 11 A-01
84
Jules Verne Allen
Buffalo Gals
As I was walking down the street, down the street, down the street.
come out tonight, be my wife, sat on the stoop
Cowboy Lore
FC 11 A-01
86
Jules Verne Allen
Jack O'Diamonds
O Mollie, O Mollie, it's for your sake alone.
rye whiskey, o baby, castle