FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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That Spotted Sow & Other Hill Country Ballads
FC 11 A-03
35
Carlos Ashley
The King of the County Fair
A chestnut foal on tremblin legs; Is nudgin his mother's thigh, While Old Trav lolls in the stable shade; And stares with a dreamy eye.
June Bug, race tracks, horses, Texas, race horse, champion, racing
That Spotted Sow & Other Hill Country Ballads
FC 11 A-03
37
Carlos Ashley
The Substitute
Oh, the honor and the glory; That the football heroes get; Is well deserved -- they battle hard.
athlete
That Spotted Sow & Other Hill Country Ballads
FC 11 A-03
38
Carlos Ashley
Duty
If our home town needs improving, As they all most surely do, Well, that's you and you and you and me -- We need improving, too.
neighbors, friends, civic duty, pride
That Spotted Sow & Other Hill Country Ballads
FC 11 A-03
39
Carlos Ashley
A Sermon
I've done a lot of thinkin; On the vanity and sin; Of the things folks deem important; In this world we're living in.
religion, Christianity, education, humility, values, honesty
That Spotted Sow & Other Hill Country Ballads
FC 11 A-03
41
Carlos Ashley
Old Blue
I dreamt I was a kid again --The world was bright and new; Beside me lay my target-gun; And my faithful hound -- Old Blue.
dog, hound, coon, hunting
That Spotted Sow & Other Hill Country Ballads
FC 11 A-03
43
Carlos Ashley
Values
Oh, the glamour and the clamor; That attend affairs of state; Seem to fascinate the rabble; And impress some folks as "great."
politics
That Spotted Sow & Other Hill Country Ballads
FC 11 A-03
44
Carlos Ashley
Blacksnake Bill
When the shadows of the evenin softly stroll across the hills, And the fever of the busy day is done; When the flamin fires of sunset quietly smolder into night, And the stars report for duty, one by one.
memories, childhood, Texas, Llano, San Saba, Cherokee, wagon, freighter, freight
That Spotted Sow & Other Hill Country Ballads
FC 11 A-03
47
Carlos Ashley
The Big Convention
There are many wholesome pleasures; That delight the human soul -- For simple beauties in this world abound.
singing bee, dinner, song, food, mixed quartette, mixed quartet, chorus, When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder I'll Be There, convention
That Spotted Sow & Other Hill Country Ballads
FC 11 A-03
49
Carlos Ashley
Service
If the road is rough and rocky as this life we journey through, Then we ought to take a little time to move a rock or two.
friendship
That Spotted Sow & Other Hill Country Ballads
FC 11 A-03
49
Carlos Ashley
I Built My House Upon a Hill
I built my house upon a hill; That I might search horizons far; To find my vagrant spirit lost; Upon some dim, unchristened star.
god, closeness to god
That Spotted Sow & Other Hill Country Ballads
FC 11 A-03
50
Carlos Ashley
Ambition
I'm a plain one-mule share-cropper; From way down on Gander Slough, Where I've been a-dry-land farmin with my Paw.
farm, pa, father, education, lawyer, law, legal, college, school, city attorney
That Spotted Sow & Other Hill Country Ballads
FC 11 A-03
51
Carlos Ashley
The Sheriff's Widow
I can see her by the window; When the evening sun is low -- Just a shadow in the twilight; Rocking slowly to and fro.
aging, service, law enforcement, faithfulness
That Spotted Sow & Other Hill Country Ballads
FC 11 A-03
53
Carlos Ashley
Sauer Kraut
With heavy heart he kneeled him down; And humbly breathed this prayer: "O Lord, Thou knowest why it is; I've lost most all my hair."
sauerkraut, food, vegetarian, humor, hunger
That Spotted Sow & Other Hill Country Ballads
FC 11 A-03
55
Carlos Ashley
Pete Wood'ard
Pete Wood'ard was the scavenger; In our town, years ago -- Before we built the sewer; And the place began to grow.
privy, privy wagon, outhouse, town, odor, Patrolman of the Privy, service
That Spotted Sow & Other Hill Country Ballads
FC 11 A-03
56
Carlos Ashley
Your Eyes Are Brown
Your eyes are brown; My eyes are blue.
sight, senses, prejudice, race, racial
That Spotted Sow & Other Hill Country Ballads
FC 11 A-03
57
Carlos Ashley
Nylon Avenue
There is a town not far from here; I often travel through, Quite famous for a boulevard, Called Nylon Avenue.
Rabbit Run, status, wealth, snob, friendship
That Spotted Sow & Other Hill Country Ballads
FC 11 A-03
58
Carlos Ashley
What Is a Flower?
What is a flower? Just colored clay.
That Spotted Sow & Other Hill Country Ballads
FC 11 A-03
59
Carlos Ashley
The Old Town Clock
The old town clock in the Courthouse tower, He writes the years and he strikes the hour.
life
That Spotted Sow & Other Hill Country Ballads
FC 11 A-03
60
Carlos Ashley
The Ticket
If to frailties of mortals as a critic I'm unkind.
heaven, afterlife, kindness, neighbors, service
That Spotted Sow & Other Hill Country Ballads
FC 11 A-03
60
Carlos Ashley
Human Nature
You can study human nature from Creation up to now.
winning, losing, support, friendship
That Spotted Sow & Other Hill Country Ballads
FC 11 A-03
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Carlos Ashley
Bonnie Bird
I've handled lots of hosses; That could run a little bit, And forty years I've watched 'em--fast and slow.
horse, quarter horse, quarter horse, race, racing, race horse, Angelo, derby, track, horse race
That Spotted Sow & Other Hill Country Ballads
FC 11 A-03
63
Carlos Ashley
The Gossip
Oh, that charming girl, the gossip -- How her soul grows more sublime; As she spreads that palate-poison; On her neighbors all the time.
talk
Sonovagun Stew
FC 11 A-04
Francis Edward Abernethy
A Montana Cowboy's Book
FC 11 A-05
1
Don "Cheese" Akerlow
My Grandfather
I've always respected my Grandfather; And always respected his word; This comes from the Father; Of stories that I've heard.
fencing the range, hard work, independence, Indians, past
A Montana Cowboy's Book
FC 11 A-05
2
Don "Cheese" Akerlow
An Old Wrangler
A Winchester for a saddle gun, A colt on my side, I reckon this old wrangler, Has nothing to hide
independence, honorable, honesty