FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Cowboy Stuffin'
FC 11 A-06
34
Don "Cheese" Akerlow
A Ghost Town
There's nothin' left; Old buildings and tumble weeds; Broken down houses that were once a home; Old machines that don't work and no one needs.
Cowboy Stuffin'
FC 11 A-06
35
Don "Cheese" Akerlow
My Cowboy Town
A movie Thursday through Saturday only; A walk and window shoppin' down the street; Knowin' each others business; This is the people in a small town you'll meet.
Cowboy Stuffin'
FC 11 A-06
36
Don "Cheese" Akerlow
I'll Take Back My Home
I went to the big city; 'Bout ten years ago, today; Lookin' for a job, maybe in the movies; And to experience life a different way.
Cowboy Stuffin'
FC 11 A-06
38
Don "Cheese" Akerlow
A Driftin' Old Cowboy
My friend used to get up; With the mornin' sun; He got his work finished; Before breakfast was done.
Cowboy Stuffin'
FC 11 A-06
39
Don "Cheese" Akerlow
A Cowboy
A cowboy is proud to be what he is; And wouldn't change if he had to.
Cowboy Stuffin'
FC 11 A-06
40
Don "Cheese" Akerlow
Sheepherders
When you look at the animal, the sheep; It's a very peculiar animal you find; There's wooly hair on the outside; Yet mutton, it good to eat at any time.
Cowboy Stuffin'
FC 11 A-06
42
Don "Cheese" Akerlow
Pickup Truck Cowboy
He's just a pickup truck cowboy; And he doesn't even have a ranch; Travelin' the blacktop to another rodeo; Maybe someday the bank will take a chance.
A Montana Cowboy's Book
FC 11 A-05
20
Don "Cheese" Akerlow
Montanan Dream Part II
It's centennial time in Montana; We've been a state a hundred years; We've grown up and become strong; Because hard work, sweat and tears.
Rambler's Notebook: 50 Years of Scribblin': Songs & Poems from the Road
FC 11 A-16
68
Singin' Sam Agins
Malaguena Salerosa
Malaguena Salerosa! The gentle tinkle of glasses.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
52
S. Omar Barker
Jurisdiction
At Vinegarroon, in Judge Bean's court, There warn't no long haranguin'.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
53
S. Omar Barker
A Letter from Judge Bean
Judge Bean, he sold hard likker, an' the justice that he dealt.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
57
S. Omar Barker
Cowboy's Revenge
There's a lone night bird a-calling, There's a low moon o'er the hill.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
58
S. Omar Barker
Granger's Daughter
I spied a granger's daughter as the herd come up the trail.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
60
S. Omar Barker
Thirsty Cowboy
There's a sayin' out West, and it's true, I'll allow, That a man who can't drink from the track of a cow.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
61
S. Omar Barker
To a Mountain Cowgirl
My cowgirl gal's a mountain maid, Perhaps that's why her eyes.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
62
S. Omar Barker
Mariposa Mesa
There's a high green mesa where the mariposa blooms; An' it ain't far up to the sky.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
63
S. Omar Barker
Bruin Wooin'
The track of the bear that had killed Carson's pig, It wasn't so small and it wasn't so big.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
66
S. Omar Barker
A Gal to Spark
I've picked me out a gal to spark, Like every feller ort -- Her chin looks kinder longish.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
68
S. Omar Barker
The Sentimental Banker
I went to see a banker to negotiate a loan.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
70
S. Omar Barker
Jack Potter's Courtin'
Now young Jack Potter was a man who knowed the ways of steers.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
73
S. Omar Barker
Rangeland Perfume
There's something in the tang of things; That makes a feller feel.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
74
S. Omar Barker
The Deputy's Star
When you've rode to town for sparkin', But the sheriff calls you in.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
76
S. Omar Barker
One Way of Proposin'
Oh, Sue was young and Sue was fair and Sue was slim and neat.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
77
S. Omar Barker
Stew-Pified
Potluck Pete, since he's been wed, Claims he's been so darned well fed.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
78
S. Omar Barker
To a Blue-Eyed Cowgirl
I used to think the sky was blue, And mornin' light was neat.