FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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The Cowboy Sings: Traditional Songs of the Western Frontier
Kenneth S. Clark
FC 11 C-33
17
Cowboy
All day on the prairie in the saddle, Not even a dog, boys, to trot by my side.
The Cowboy Sings: Traditional Songs of the Western Frontier
Kenneth S. Clark
FC 11 C-33
69
Cowboy
Oh, a man there lives on the western plains, With a ton of fight and an ounce of brain.
The Cowboy Sings: Traditional Songs of the Western Frontier
Kenneth S. Clark
FC 11 C-33
14
Cowboy at Church
Sometime ago, two weeks or more, if I remember well.
The Cowboy Sings: Traditional Songs of the Western Frontier
Kenneth S. Clark
FC 11 C-33
70
Cowboy's Christmas Ball
'Way out in Western Texas, where the Clear Fork's water flow.
The Cowboy Sings: Traditional Songs of the Western Frontier
Kenneth S. Clark
FC 11 C-33
18
Cowboy's Dance Song
You can't expect a cowboy; To agitate his shanks.
The Cowboy Sings: Traditional Songs of the Western Frontier
Kenneth S. Clark
FC 11 C-33
20
Cowboy's Dream
Last night as I lay on the prairie; And look'd at the stars in the sky.
The Cowboy Sings: Traditional Songs of the Western Frontier
Kenneth S. Clark
FC 11 C-33
15
Cowboy Jack
He was just a lonely cowboy, With a heart so brave and true.
The Cowboy Sings: Traditional Songs of the Western Frontier
Kenneth S. Clark
FC 11 C-33
10
Cowboy's Lament
As I walked out in the streets of Laredo, As I walked out in Laredo one day.
The Cowboy Sings: Traditional Songs of the Western Frontier
Kenneth S. Clark
FC 11 C-33
16
Cowboy's Meditation
At midnight when the cattle are sleeping, On my saddle I pillow my head.
The Cowboy Sings: Traditional Songs of the Western Frontier
Kenneth S. Clark
FC 11 C-33
22
Curly Joe
A mile below Blue Canyon, On the lonely pinion trail.
The Cowboy Sings: Traditional Songs of the Western Frontier
Kenneth S. Clark
FC 11 C-33
21
Curtains of Night
When the curtains of night are pinned back by the stars, And the beautiful moon sweeps the sky.
The Cowboy Sings: Traditional Songs of the Western Frontier
Kenneth S. Clark
FC 11 C-33
26
Days of Forty-Nine
You are gazing now at old Tom Moore, A relic of by-gone days.
The Cowboy Sings: Traditional Songs of the Western Frontier
Kenneth S. Clark
FC 11 C-33
94
Department Store Cowboy
I used to be the terror of the range, Whoopee-yi!
The Cowboy Sings: Traditional Songs of the Western Frontier
Kenneth S. Clark
FC 11 C-33
72
Down in Arkansaw
Had a girl, her name was Til; Down in Arkansaw [Arkansas].
The Cowboy Sings: Traditional Songs of the Western Frontier
Kenneth S. Clark
FC 11 C-33
75
Down in the Valley
Down in the valley, The valley so low.
The Cowboy Sings: Traditional Songs of the Western Frontier
Kenneth S. Clark
FC 11 C-33
23
Dreary Black Hills
Kind friends, you must pity my horrible tale.
The Cowboy Sings: Traditional Songs of the Western Frontier
Kenneth S. Clark
FC 11 C-33
25
Dreary, Dreary Life
A cowboy's life is a dreary, dreary life; Some say it's free from care.
The Cowboy Sings: Traditional Songs of the Western Frontier
Kenneth S. Clark
FC 11 C-33
24
Dying Cowboy
"Oh bury me not on the lone prairie."
The Cowboy Sings: Traditional Songs of the Western Frontier
Kenneth S. Clark
FC 11 C-33
53
Dying Cowboy
Oh, bury me not on the lone prairie; Where the coyotes howl and the wind blows free.
The Cowboy Sings: Traditional Songs of the Western Frontier
Kenneth S. Clark
FC 11 C-33
30
Dying Ranger
The sun was sinking in the west; And fell with ling-ring ray.
The Cowboy Sings: Traditional Songs of the Western Frontier
Kenneth S. Clark
FC 11 C-33
34
Fuller and Warren
Ye sons of Columbia, your attention I do crave; While sorrowful story I do tell.
The Cowboy Sings: Traditional Songs of the Western Frontier
Kenneth S. Clark
FC 11 C-33
36
Gal I Left Behind Me
I struck the trail in seventy nine, The herd strung out behind me.
The Cowboy Sings: Traditional Songs of the Western Frontier
Kenneth S. Clark
FC 11 C-33
29
Goodbye, Old Paint
Goodbye old Paint, I'm a-leaving Cheyenne.
The Cowboy Sings: Traditional Songs of the Western Frontier
Kenneth S. Clark
FC 11 C-33
37
Great Grand-dad
Great-grand-dad when the land was young, Barred the door with a wagon tongue.
The Cowboy Sings: Traditional Songs of the Western Frontier
Kenneth S. Clark
FC 11 C-33
31
Great Roundup
When I think of the last great round-up; On the eve of eternity's dawn.