FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)

Jodie and Bob Phillips

FC 11 B-44

S. Omar Barker

Against the Dark

Men make them fires against the night, For the dark must be withstood.

Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)

Jodie and Bob Phillips

FC 11 B-44

S. Omar Barker

Fine!

Judge Bean's court, knowed near and far, Was post office, billiard hall, and bar.

Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)

Jodie and Bob Phillips

FC 11 B-44

S. Omar Barker

Judge Bean's Jury

If times was bad or times was good, Ol' Judge Roy Bean done what he could.

Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)

Jodie and Bob Phillips

FC 11 B-44

S. Omar Barker

Hangin'

They had a code on the old frontier, And most old timers heeded it.

Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)

Jodie and Bob Phillips

FC 11 B-44

S. Omar Barker

Gun Law

Ol' Judge Roy Bean, out west of the crick, Could hear a case an' judge it quick.

Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)

Jodie and Bob Phillips

FC 11 B-44

S. Omar Barker

Grave Error

Boot Hill was the pay-off, them old-timers claim.

Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)

Jodie and Bob Phillips

FC 11 B-44

S. Omar Barker

Judge Bean's Bear

Old-time trains on the S.P. Line, Down where the sands of the Pecos shine.

Cowboy Stuffin'

FC 11 A-06

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

Why I Wear a Cowboy Hat

I haven't seen my face; For a dozen years or more; I was tired of shavin' every day; So I threw my razor out the door.

Cowboy Stuffin'

FC 11 A-06

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

When TV was Worth Watchin'

When I was a youngin' maybe 5 or 6; I wore my cowboy boots all the time; Watchin' cowboy movies with John Wayne; My trusty six shooters on my side you would find

Cowboy Stuffin'

FC 11 A-06

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

Want Ads

I once applied to a want ad; Cause I needed a job; I was getting' tired of workin'; for an old fart named Bob.

Cowboy Stuffin'

FC 11 A-06

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

Recitin' My First Poem

I stuttered and stammered; Sputtered and spouted; But nothin' was gonna stop me; From getting this poem outted. From getting' this poem outted.

Cowboy Stuffin'

FC 11 A-06

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

The Brown Trout Story

I heard about a good place to go fishin'; It was over in Kooskia, Idaho; It's said there is better fishin' than Montana; Iffin' that's true, I am ready to go.

Cowboy Stuffin'

FC 11 A-06

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

A Bar on the Other Side of Town

When I walked in your bar; I saw you in your tight fittin' jeans; You know what was on my mind; And you know what I mean.

Cowboy Stuffin'

FC 11 A-06

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

My Grandfather

I've always respected my Grandfather; And I have always respected his work; This comes from my Father; Of stories that I have heard.

Cowboy Stuffin'

FC 11 A-06

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

An Old Wrangler

A Winchester for a saddle gun; A Colt on my side; I reckon this old wrangler; He got nothin' to hide.

Cowboy Stuffin'

FC 11 A-06

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

A Little Longer Now

A damn good cowpoke; Has met his fate; I wonder if he went to hell; Or to the pearly gates.

Cowboy Stuffin'

FC 11 A-06

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

Blacksmith

A worker in black metal; A hammer in one hand; The bellow in the other; Beatin' the anvil for a new brand.

Cowboy Stuffin'

FC 11 A-06

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

Surely He is Bound to Die

The cowboys were always the heroes; The Indians were always the enemy; The cowboys wore the white hat; The Indians never wore any.

Cowboy Stuffin'

FC 11 A-06

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

The Life

I sit on the back of my horse; Where most Americans haven't of course.

Cowboy Stuffin'

FC 11 A-06

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

Montana Lady

She's a country lady; She has strength in her pride; She's a lady through and through; Qualities you cannot hide.

Cowboy Stuffin'

FC 11 A-06

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

A Cowboy's Dream

The dreams they care 'bout; Aren't dreams they live; They had to work hard to survive; They learn to take and give.

Cowboy Stuffin'

FC 11 A-06

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

Men of the Past

They lay in the ground; On a hill, just outside of town; Hung for a theft, that was a thrill; Now they are buried, at Boot Hill.

Cowboy Stuffin'

FC 11 A-06

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

Cowboy Time

There was Baxter Black on TV; He was recitin' poetry; He was rhymin' verse 'bout the Lord; I started to turn away, so not to be bored.

Cowboy Stuffin'

FC 11 A-06

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

Two Flat Tires and No Pay

I was headed for Oregon; For my poems to read; I was a featured cowboy poet; And I was even goin' to get paid a fee.

Cowboy Stuffin'

FC 11 A-06

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

A Cowboy's Pain

I woke up one mornin'; With a pain in my toe; I turned to my wife and said, "How did this happen?"; She said, "I'm sure I don't know."