FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Old Cowboys Never Die
FC 11 B-16
32
Everett Brisendine
They Just Ride Away Into the Setting Sun
A lot of the boys are already gone.
heaven, belief, life, death, setting sun, work, completion
One Man of a Kind
FC 11 B-17
2
Everett Brisendine
One Man of a Kind
During my travels across this land.
man, Chino, ranchhand, admiration, tribute, Everett Brisendine
One Man of a Kind
FC 11 B-17
3
Everett Brisendine
To Harry Cooney -- Albuquerque
In the mail I got a letter.
letter, mail, poet, writing, friendship
One Man of a Kind
FC 11 B-17
4
Everett Brisendine
In Memory of a Pardner
These days I'm sad and lonely.
sadness, loneliness, death, message, pardner, friend, friendship, belief, afterlife, empty saddle, memories, pardners
One Man of a Kind
FC 11 B-17
5
Everett Brisendine
To a Wonderful Lady
I knew a little Lady.
lady, wrinkles, aging, beauty, change, home, mother, Golden Rule, education, teacher, woman
One Man of a Kind
FC 11 B-17
6
Everett Brisendine
Springtime in Arizona
Spring has come to Arizona.
spring, Arizona, nature, West, satisfaction
One Man of a Kind
FC 11 B-17
7
Everett Brisendine
Arizona, Home Sweet Home
When we came to Arizona.
Arizona, home, breaking horses, open range, fences, youth
One Man of a Kind
FC 11 B-17
8
Everett Brisendine
Cowboy Country
I camped down in a canyon.
camp, friend, pardner, hobble, lion, bell, owl, coyote, food, pots and pans, Bally, wishes, hope, friendship, pardners
One Man of a Kind
FC 11 B-17
9
Everett Brisendine
The Happy Cowboy
Way high on the mountain.
mountain, tracking, birds, nature, canyon
One Man of a Kind
FC 11 B-17
10
Everett Brisendine
My Toeholt in the Foothills
I've got a little place.
place, foothills, Indians, belief, appreciation
One Man of a Kind
FC 11 B-17
11
Everett Brisendine
Out of the West Comes a Booger
The morning was sunny, the weather was mild.
horses, truck, trailers, pickup, chew, square jaw, dress, gear, arena, roping, rodeo, brahma bulls, calf roping
One Man of a Kind
FC 11 B-17
12
Everett Brisendine
My Chocktaw
I've rode a lot of Horses.
horse, Chino Valley, pinto, colt, daughter, ringbone, limp
One Man of a Kind
FC 11 B-17
13
Everett Brisendine
The Mighty Pitchfork
This show was two horse average.
luck, show, score, judge, Henderson, second place, buckskin, Pitch fork, bronc riding, spur, rared up, fall, bronc busting
One Man of a Kind
FC 11 B-17
14
Everett Brisendine
Just Me
I see you look me over.
cowboy, occupational lore, occupation
One Man of a Kind
FC 11 B-17
15
Everett Brisendine
These Old Hands
These old hands may be big and ugly.
hands, work, Arizona, home
One Man of a Kind
FC 11 B-17
16
Everett Brisendine
The Buckskin with a Stripe Down His Back
I rode out on a ridge.
harem, mares, stallion, buckskin, remuda, stud, wild horses
One Man of a Kind
FC 11 B-17
18
Everett Brisendine
The Sleepered Bull of Beaver Canyon
In Arizona's rugged mountains.
Beaver Creek, Arizona, Beaver Canyon, wild cows, Sleepered Bull, calf, bull, branding
One Man of a Kind
FC 11 B-17
19
Everett Brisendine
A Tool of the Trade
Don't condemn this old saddle.
saddle, gear, Flagstaff, Navajo, hock, pawn
One Man of a Kind
FC 11 B-17
20
Everett Brisendine
The Orajana Bull
I was ridin one morning.
riding, Old Stranger, maverick, rope, Orajana Bull, roping, charging, bull
One Man of a Kind
FC 11 B-17
22
Everett Brisendine
A Cowboy is Going to Town
In the mail I got a letter.
East, mail, letter, invitation, rawhide, Smithsonian, Washington D.C., women, West
One Man of a Kind
FC 11 B-17
23
Everett Brisendine
The Big Roping
I went into the Big Roping.
roping, Corrientes, competition
One Man of a Kind
FC 11 B-17
24
Everett Brisendine
Life is Like a Game of Poker
I went to church on Sunday.
Sunday, church, preacher, God, poker, life, game, luck, belief, deal, cards
One Man of a Kind
FC 11 B-17
25
Everett Brisendine
A Cowboys Thinkin'
The Good Book says there will be a great roundup.
Bible, Judgment Day, heaven, afterlife, angels, belief
One Man of a Kind
FC 11 B-17
26
Everett Brisendine
Signs of the Times
Seems like everybody going crazy.
confusion, progress, modern day, politicians, politics, political parties, vote, taxes
One Man of a Kind
FC 11 B-17
27
Everett Brisendine
The Subdivisions
I rode back into some Country.
memories, progress, mobile homes, development, modern times, landscaping, dam, subdivisions