FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Rhymes of the Ranges: A New Collection of the Poems of Bruce Kiskaddon
Hal Cannon
FC 11 K-12
81
Bruce Kiskaddon
The Midwinter Bath
I'm home plenty early, I reckon -- It's too soon to start cookin' grub.
Rhymes of the Ranges: A New Collection of the Poems of Bruce Kiskaddon
Hal Cannon
FC 11 K-12
83
Bruce Kiskaddon
Moccasin Mack
Old Moccasin Mick of Scorpion creek; Was wild in the early day.
Rhymes of the Ranges: A New Collection of the Poems of Bruce Kiskaddon
Hal Cannon
FC 11 K-12
84
Bruce Kiskaddon
New Boots
I got my new boots and they fit me jest right.
Rhymes of the Ranges: A New Collection of the Poems of Bruce Kiskaddon
Hal Cannon
FC 11 K-12
85
Bruce Kiskaddon
The Old Night Hawk
I am up tonight in the pinnacles bold; Where the rim towers high.
Rhymes of the Ranges: A New Collection of the Poems of Bruce Kiskaddon
Hal Cannon
FC 11 K-12
88
Bruce Kiskaddon
The Old Time Christmas
I liked the way we used to do, when cattle was plenty and folks was few.
Rhymes of the Ranges: A New Collection of the Poems of Bruce Kiskaddon
Hal Cannon
FC 11 K-12
90
Bruce Kiskaddon
An Old Western Town
An old western town lay asleep in the sun; Of a long summer day that was then almost done.
Rhymes of the Ranges: A New Collection of the Poems of Bruce Kiskaddon
Hal Cannon
FC 11 K-12
92
Bruce Kiskaddon
Our Boss
He started young and he drifted far -- The owner out at the Diamond-Bar.
Rhymes of the Ranges: A New Collection of the Poems of Bruce Kiskaddon
Hal Cannon
FC 11 K-12
94
Bruce Kiskaddon
Out of Turn
Have you been in the bunk house or 'round a chuck wagon, Where all of the fellers was talkin' and braggin'?
Rhymes of the Ranges: A New Collection of the Poems of Bruce Kiskaddon
Hal Cannon
FC 11 K-12
96
Bruce Kiskaddon
Rain
It's sumpthin' a feller caint hardly explain; The way that a cow puncher feels about rain.
Rhymes of the Ranges: A New Collection of the Poems of Bruce Kiskaddon
Hal Cannon
FC 11 K-12
98
Bruce Kiskaddon
Ridin' Fence
Ridin' along at a easy walk with your steeples and hammer and pliers.
Rhymes of the Ranges: A New Collection of the Poems of Bruce Kiskaddon
Hal Cannon
FC 11 K-12
100
Bruce Kiskaddon
Second Guard
You are sleepin' in your hot roll when some body kicks your tarp.
Rhymes of the Ranges: A New Collection of the Poems of Bruce Kiskaddon
Hal Cannon
FC 11 K-12
102
Bruce Kiskaddon
The Silk Shirt
You recollect that pink silk shirt you bought so long ago, The time us boys went into town to see the rodeo.
Rhymes of the Ranges: A New Collection of the Poems of Bruce Kiskaddon
Hal Cannon
FC 11 K-12
103
Bruce Kiskaddon
Springtime
They're roundin' the hosses up agin and startin' the work fer spring.
Rhymes of the Ranges: A New Collection of the Poems of Bruce Kiskaddon
Hal Cannon
FC 11 K-12
104
Bruce Kiskaddon
Stan
Saint Peter stood at the Golden Gate; Givin' the crowd the works.
Rhymes of the Ranges: A New Collection of the Poems of Bruce Kiskaddon
Hal Cannon
FC 11 K-12
106
Bruce Kiskaddon
Thinkin'
It's an easy job herdin' "Parada."
Rhymes of the Ranges: A New Collection of the Poems of Bruce Kiskaddon
Hal Cannon
FC 11 K-12
108
Bruce Kiskaddon
The Time to Decide
Did you ever stand on the ledges, On the brink of the great plateau.
Rhymes of the Ranges: A New Collection of the Poems of Bruce Kiskaddon
Hal Cannon
FC 11 K-12
110
Bruce Kiskaddon
The Tinker
There is one sort of cow hand that never is idle.
Rhymes of the Ranges: A New Collection of the Poems of Bruce Kiskaddon
Hal Cannon
FC 11 K-12
111
Bruce Kiskaddon
Turnin' 'em
It looks like this feller had been on a stand, He was out runnin' hosses with some other hand.
Rhymes of the Ranges: A New Collection of the Poems of Bruce Kiskaddon
Hal Cannon
FC 11 K-12
112
Bruce Kiskaddon
The Veiled Rider
It was down at the home ranch, a bunch of cow pokes; Got on an old hoss that was only half broke.
Rhymes of the Ranges: A New Collection of the Poems of Bruce Kiskaddon
Hal Cannon
FC 11 K-12
113
Bruce Kiskaddon
Wet Boots
A cowboy goes onder a turrible strain, When he tries to wear boots that's been soaked in the rain.
Rhymes of the Ranges: A New Collection of the Poems of Bruce Kiskaddon
Hal Cannon
FC 11 K-12
114
Bruce Kiskaddon
When Conners Rode Rep for the Lord
One time they was givin' a big work fer souls, They was plum over stocked so they say.
Rhymes of the Ranges: A New Collection of the Poems of Bruce Kiskaddon
Hal Cannon
FC 11 K-12
115
Bruce Kiskaddon
When They've Finished Shipping Cattle in the Fall
Though you're not exactly blue, Yet you don't feel like you do.
Rhymes of the Ranges: A New Collection of the Poems of Bruce Kiskaddon
Hal Cannon
FC 11 K-12
118
Bruce Kiskaddon
When You're Throwed
If a feller's been a straddle since He's big enough to ride, And has had to throw a saddle onto every sort of hide.
Rhymes of the Ranges: A New Collection of the Poems of Bruce Kiskaddon
Hal Cannon
FC 11 K-12
120
Bruce Kiskaddon
Who Told the Biggest
One night a bunch of buckaroos; Were gathered 'round a fire.
Rhymes of the Ranges: A New Collection of the Poems of Bruce Kiskaddon
Hal Cannon
FC 11 K-12
125
Bruce Kiskaddon
The Willow Creek Wedding
So you think it's sort of funny; Bill got such a handsome wife?