FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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Songs of the American West
Richard E. Lingenfelter, Richard A. Dwyer and David Cohen
FC 11 L-10
165
Stand by Your Union
My form is all bent and my hands are hard worn.
wages
Songs of the American West
Richard E. Lingenfelter, Richard A. Dwyer and David Cohen
FC 11 L-10
167
Joe Kennedy
The Copper Strike of '17
On the twelfth of June we called a strike.
miners, union, Bisbee, Miami, Con, Butte, democracy, A.C.M.
Songs of the American West
Richard E. Lingenfelter, Richard A. Dwyer and David Cohen
FC 11 L-10
168
Scottie
The Miner
The miners in the mines of Butte.
rebellion, strife, "miner's con", copper dust, death
Songs of the American West
Richard E. Lingenfelter, Richard A. Dwyer and David Cohen
FC 11 L-10
170
The Scab's Lament
Once a little maiden climbed an old man's knee.
miners, strike, gunmen, shame, M.M.W.U.
Songs of the American West
Richard E. Lingenfelter, Richard A. Dwyer and David Cohen
FC 11 L-10
173
Joe Kennedy
A Scabby Cousin Jack
It's great to be a miner bold.
strike, miner, Old Sabo Tabby, unionism
Songs of the American West
Richard E. Lingenfelter, Richard A. Dwyer and David Cohen
FC 11 L-10
174
Strike Breaker's Lament
A miner from Missouri lay dying in the hills.
miners, greenhorns, Joplin, poverty
Songs of the American West
Richard E. Lingenfelter, Richard A. Dwyer and David Cohen
FC 11 L-10
176
Scottie
Solidarity Forever
On the twelfth of June in '17, one bright mid-summer's day.
mine, Butte, union, A.C.M., workers, rustling card
Songs of the American West
Richard E. Lingenfelter, Richard A. Dwyer and David Cohen
FC 11 L-10
181
William Clayton
Come, Come, Ye Saints
Come, come, ye Saints, no toil nor labor fear.
God, truth, West, journey
Songs of the American West
Richard E. Lingenfelter, Richard A. Dwyer and David Cohen
FC 11 L-10
183
William Willes
There is a People in the West
There is a people in the West, the world call Mormonites in jest.
Utah's valleys, saints, Jesus, Book of Mormon, truth, Zion
Songs of the American West
Richard E. Lingenfelter, Richard A. Dwyer and David Cohen
FC 11 L-10
184
John Taylor
Upper California
The Upper California -- Oh, that's the land for me!
mountains, Pacific, Saints, liberty, beauty, Gentile, God, Zion
Songs of the American West
Richard E. Lingenfelter, Richard A. Dwyer and David Cohen
FC 11 L-10
186
William Willes
Deseret
Deseret, Deseret, 'tis the home of the free.
Saints, oppression, strife, savage, Jehovah, quorum, priesthood, Babylon
Songs of the American West
Richard E. Lingenfelter, Richard A. Dwyer and David Cohen
FC 11 L-10
189
William Willes
They Cry "Deluded Mormons"
They cry "deluded Mormons" in all the world around.
Brigham Young, wicked, Saints, Utah, valley, Babylon, Iron Rod, Eden, priesthood, glory
Songs of the American West
Richard E. Lingenfelter, Richard A. Dwyer and David Cohen
FC 11 L-10
190
A Church Without a Prophet
A church without a prophet is not the church for me.
gifts, blessings, God, love, revelation, apostles, Gentiles
Songs of the American West
Richard E. Lingenfelter, Richard A. Dwyer and David Cohen
FC 11 L-10
192
William Willes
In the Hive of the Deseret
When the Saints first reached the mountains.
desert, plains, solitude, Indian, pioneers, territory, salvation
Songs of the American West
Richard E. Lingenfelter, Richard A. Dwyer and David Cohen
FC 11 L-10
197
William Hobbs
The Handcarts, I
Ye Saints who dwell on Europe's shore.
Songs of the American West
Richard E. Lingenfelter, Richard A. Dwyer and David Cohen
FC 11 L-10
199
The Handcarts, II The Handcarts III
Oh, our faith goes with the handcarts.
Camp of Israel, Saints
Songs of the American West
Richard E. Lingenfelter, Richard A. Dwyer and David Cohen
FC 11 L-10
200
Philip Margetts
The Handcart, III Early This Spring We'll Leave Nauvoo In 1864 The Way They Emigrate
No purse, no script they bear with them, but cheerfully they start.
Songs of the American West
Richard E. Lingenfelter, Richard A. Dwyer and David Cohen
FC 11 L-10
202
Early This Spring We'll Leave Nauvoo
Early this spring we'll leave Nauvoo, and on our journey we'll pursue.
mob, California, Rocky Mountains, Governor Ford, Brigham Young, Mormons, temple
Songs of the American West
Richard E. Lingenfelter, Richard A. Dwyer and David Cohen
FC 11 L-10
204
Barnard White
In 1864
In eighteen-hundred-sixty four We started out to meet the poor.
Mormons, Zion, cattle, Platte, wagons
Songs of the American West
Richard E. Lingenfelter, Richard A. Dwyer and David Cohen
FC 11 L-10
205
William Willes
The Way They Emigrate
Of all the systems I can name.
beehive, wagons, handcarts, Saints
Songs of the American West
Richard E. Lingenfelter, Richard A. Dwyer and David Cohen
FC 11 L-10
209
Wish I was a Mormonite
I wish I was a Mormonite.
Utah, temple, prophet, Brigham Young, wives
Songs of the American West
Richard E. Lingenfelter, Richard A. Dwyer and David Cohen
FC 11 L-10
210
J.W. Connor
Brigham Young, I
I'll sing ye a song that has often been sung.
Mormon, Brigham Young, wives
Songs of the American West
Richard E. Lingenfelter, Richard A. Dwyer and David Cohen
FC 11 L-10
212
Brigham Young, II
Old Brigham young was a Mormon bold and a leader of the roaring rams.
Songs of the American West
Richard E. Lingenfelter, Richard A. Dwyer and David Cohen
FC 11 L-10
214
G.W. Anderson
The Mormon King
Oh hark kind friends while I do sing.
Brigham Young, Salt Lake City, wives, children, laws
Songs of the American West
Richard E. Lingenfelter, Richard A. Dwyer and David Cohen
FC 11 L-10
216
William Willes
The Mormon Creed
The Mormon Creed I'll now explain.
prophets, apostles
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