FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Sittin' and A-Grinnin': A Collection of Works
Layle Bagley & Linda Merrill
FC 11 B-11
59
Wayne Nelson
Chicago Soup
Chicago, she's a banker's town, Big stockyards to the side.
Sittin' and A-Grinnin': A Collection of Works
Layle Bagley & Linda Merrill
FC 11 B-11
127
D.J. Badger
Chicken Feathers
If any o' you got yer hankie; You better be gittin' it out.
Sittin' and A-Grinnin': A Collection of Works
Layle Bagley & Linda Merrill
FC 11 B-11
81
Don Kennington
Clip and Clop
Clip and Clop looked just like twins; And they each had four feet.
Sittin' and A-Grinnin': A Collection of Works
Layle Bagley & Linda Merrill
FC 11 B-11
180
George Kidder
Cowboy Remorse
He tried to teach me -- that things he could see, As he tilled that infertile land.
Sittin' and A-Grinnin': A Collection of Works
Layle Bagley & Linda Merrill
FC 11 B-11
90
A. Honey
Cowboy Christmas
"I don't want much fer Christmas, Lord.
Sittin' and A-Grinnin': A Collection of Works
Layle Bagley & Linda Merrill
FC 11 B-11
129
D.J. Badger
Cowboy Eyes
I see you admire the Cowboy; By the way yer a' wearin' that hat.
Sittin' and A-Grinnin': A Collection of Works
Layle Bagley & Linda Merrill
FC 11 B-11
36
Stacey Sue
Cowboy Kid
Just a ridin' free; With a hole in his knee.
Sittin' and A-Grinnin': A Collection of Works
Layle Bagley & Linda Merrill
FC 11 B-11
182
George Kidder
Cowboy on a Stick horse
Boy! Can't that handsome cowboy ride?
Sittin' and A-Grinnin': A Collection of Works
Layle Bagley & Linda Merrill
FC 11 B-11
55
Howard L. Norskog
Cowboy's Heaven
I would like to go to heaven; And I'd be happy as could be.
Sittin' and A-Grinnin': A Collection of Works
Layle Bagley & Linda Merrill
FC 11 B-11
174
Hallace W. Harker
Cowboys & Cats
Usually out on the farm a few cats are quite nice.
Sittin' and A-Grinnin': A Collection of Works
Layle Bagley & Linda Merrill
FC 11 B-11
47
Naida Robertson
Custom Make
He was an older man but neatly clad.
Poems: Ridin' Fence
FC 11 A-09
1
Vic Anderson
Tex
The herder's skin was startin' to crack, So we had to take him to town.
Poems: Ridin' Fence
FC 11 A-09
4
Vic Anderson
Grapes
There once was a grape on the vine; Having a very fine time.
Poems: Ridin' Fence
FC 11 A-09
5
Vic Anderson
Handkerchiefs
Maw had another of those torn up handkerchiefs.
Poems: Ridin' Fence
FC 11 A-09
8
Vic Anderson
Teen Nature
The young bull calf is in the bunch, With other calves and cows.
Poems: Ridin' Fence
FC 11 A-09
9
Vic Anderson
Posthole Digger
Poems: Ridin' Fence
FC 11 A-09
15
Vic Anderson
Bronc Ridin' S.O.G.
All of us were typical cowhands; Young men who were damn hard to bluff; You couldn't just spit out your plans; You had to proved and show off your stuff.
Poems: Ridin' Fence
FC 11 A-09
17
Vic Anderson
Modern Gunman
He'd draw in a lightnin'-like manner; Then point it and ease back the hammer.
Poems: Ridin' Fence
FC 11 A-09
18
Vic Anderson
Childhood Dreams
I watched another western show; my dream began that night.
Poems: Ridin' Fence
FC 11 A-09
20
Vic Anderson
Prince & Queen
Prince and Queen were a real fine them, A real fine them they had been.
Poems: Ridin' Fence
FC 11 A-09
23
Vic Anderson
Archery
An archer, who tho't hunting a ball; Could not get his quarry to fall.
Poems: Ridin' Fence
FC 11 A-09
24
Vic Anderson
Flime
He used ropes made of Sisal, a natural growing hay.
Poems: Ridin' Fence
FC 11 A-09
25
Vic Anderson
Farewell
They laid him down to rest today and the preacher stood in review.
Poems: Ridin' Fence
FC 11 A-09
26
Vic Anderson
Discombobbled
A cow that I thought safely hobbled; Kicked everything there 'til it wobbled.
Poems: Ridin' Fence
FC 11 A-09
27
Vic Anderson
The Dugout
She set the pies upon the sill, then took a little stroll, A walk around the mountain top, until the pies were cold.