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
166
S. Omar Barker
The Riders
He claimed he'd rode the bad'uns plumb from Canada on south.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
170
S. Omar Barker
Portrait of a Puncher
Dee Bibb's an ol' cowpoke I've known for some years, He used to ride broncos and bulldog wild steers.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
171
S. Omar Barker
One or the Other
The man who brags that he never got throwed; Ain't one we much admire.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
172
S. Omar Barker
A Cowpuncher Watches the Crowd
Hi, Pete! Yeah, I'm a-playin' corner post.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
173
S. Omar Barker
The Bronc Buster's Epitaph
Lies here where winds, sun rays an' rains; Come beatin' o'er his head.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
175
S. Omar Barker
Horses Versus Hosses
I heard an old-time cowboy swappin' off some drawlin' talk.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
177
S. Omar Barker
Jughead
The Boss has bought some ponies, and you've drawed one in your string.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
179
S. Omar Barker
The Unpardonable Sin
There's things that make a cowboy mad, And some of them are trivial.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
180
S. Omar Barker
Buckaroo Braggin'
Cowboys may do some braggin'; When they're gather 'round the wagon.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
181
S. Omar Barker
Some Horses I Have Rode
I've rode a heap of horses, and a few of them were fools.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
182
S. Omar Barker
Watchin' Him Drink
When you ride a horse to water, Slack the reins and let him drink.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
184
S. Omar Barker
Hamin' the Broncos
You take a ranch remuda, and the names them ponies wear; Have got so much variety it makes you wonder where.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
185
S. Omar Barker
The Sparkin' Plug
Give me a nervous high strung hoss, keen eyed, sharp eared an' swift.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
186
S. Omar Barker
The White Mustang
Whenever rhythmic hoof beats drum, As galloping riders go or come.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
188
S. Omar Barker
Longhorn
They asked me "What's a longhorn?"
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
191
S. Omar Barker
The Female of the Species
It's a well-known fact in the range country; That a he calf bellers heap worse than a she.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
192
S. Omar Barker
Cowpen Moo-Sic
They asked me: "What's a beller?"
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
195
S. Omar Barker
The Last Bronc
Buckskin, black, mohina, gray, R'arin' roan or bunkin' bay.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
196
S. Omar Barker
Adios!
In a valley high up in the mountains.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
198
S. Omar Barker
Old Cowboy
Here's an old cowboy setting' in the sun, Silent as the plains when day is done.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
199
S. Omar Barker
To an Old Cowboy - Departed (Jim Whitmore)
One more old saddle empty now, One more old cowboy gone.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
200
S. Omar Barker
An Old Cowhand Enters Heaven
Ol' Texas Charley lay on his bed, His hair plumb white with years.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
202
S. Omar Barker
The Last Lone Trail
It ain't as if lone trails was new to me -- The desert's ways has been my ways.
Charles Badger Clark Poetry from The Pacific Monthly
FC 11 C-26
1
Charles Badger Clark
In Arizony
There is some that likes the city; Grass that's curried smooth and green.
Charles Badger Clark Poetry from The Pacific Monthly
FC 11 C-26
2
Charles Badger Clark
The Cowboy's Prayer
O Lord, I've never lived where churches grow; I love creation better as it stood.