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
130
S. Omar Barker
The Chuckwagon
They asked me: "What's this wagon that we hear so much about.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
132
S. Omar Barker
Black Magic
He may feed you fried sow boozem; Till you're sweatin' pure lard.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
133
S. Omar Barker
Buckaroo's Coffee
Now here is the recipe, time-tried and true, For chuck wagon coffee, the buckaroo's brew.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
134
S. Omar Barker
Hot Ir'n!
The thumpin' sound o' hosses' hoofs, The clack o' runnin' cows.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
136
S. Omar Barker
Quittin' Talk
When it gits to stormin' on the trail -- them spells of dismal rain.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
138
S. Omar Barker
Bear Ropin' Buckaroo
Now ropin' bears (says Uncle Sid) is sure a heap of fun.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
140
S. Omar Barker
Fireside Windies
Now cowboys 'round the fire at night, They tell is wide and high.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
141
S. Omar Barker
Boar's Nest Batcher
I'm holdin' down the Boar's Nest, and a cookin' fer myself.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
143
S. Omar Barker
Canned Termaters
Them old time western cowboys mostly ate what they could git.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
145
S. Omar Barker
Power in the pot
Of all the coffee drinkers that the world has ever knew, There never was no one could beat the old time buckaroo.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
146
S. Omar Barker
Buckhouse Forum
The bunkhouse is a forum where the cowboys air their views.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
148
S. Omar Barker
Tenderfoot
You ask me: "What's a tenderfoot?"
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
150
S. Omar Barker
What the Ol' Texan Misses
Red cow, white-face, black, Yaller steer with a warbled back.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
151
S. Omar Barker
Old West Welcome
Upon the old-time ranches there was always table space; For any cowboy stranger droppin' in.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
152
S. Omar Barker
Hospital Cowboy
They took me to a hospital to try and cure my itch.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
154
S. Omar Barker
Texas Zephyr
To figure how hard the wind blows; Out on the Texas Plains.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
154
S. Omar Barker
Cowpuncher Caution
Old cowpunchers claim that you'd better not fool; With a widow, a chuck wagon cook or a mule.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
155
S. Omar Barker
"Purt Near!"
They called him "Purt Near Perkins," for unless the booger lied.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
159
S. Omar Barker
Rodeo Days
Ropin' of yearlin's and tyin' em' down, Wrastlin' of steers so the folks from town.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
160
S. Omar Barker
The Winner
I've got a black eye and a nose; That's broke in three places or more!
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
160
S. Omar Barker
Agreement in Principle
When a bronco gives way to his man-throwin' itch, In Texas they say that he lets in to "pitch."
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
161
S. Omar Barker
Buckaroo's Squelch
Two buckaroos were rivals in the bronco ridin' game: Ol' Breezy's brag was wild and loud, ol' Rusty's mild and tame.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
162
S. Omar Barker
Four-Footed Dynamite
They asked me "What's a rodeo?"
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
164
S. Omar Barker
What's a Bronco?
They asked me "What's a bronco!"
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
165
S. Omar Barker
Mustang Manners
If you say that a cowboy got throwed off his bronc, You sure ain't no range diplomat.
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