FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Cowboy Poems and Outright Lies
FC 11 S-44
16
Hal Swift
Don't Wear Y' Spurs t' Go Dancin'
I worked once at a dancehall place.
Cowboy Poems and Outright Lies
FC 11 S-44
17
Hal Swift
Grampaw Ate the Jelly
When Grampaw come to our house.
Cowboy Poems and Outright Lies
FC 11 S-44
18
Hal Swift
My First Rodeo
One day when I was about six-and-a-half.
Cowboy Poems and Outright Lies
FC 11 S-44
19
Hal Swift
Phylo Jenk's Bath
One of the ways that we'd celebrate.
Cowboy Poems and Outright Lies
FC 11 S-44
20
Hal Swift
Rope Trick
I ain't much good at ropin'.
Cowboy Poems and Outright Lies
FC 11 S-44
21
Hal Swift
The Big Parade
There's nothin' like a big parade.
Cowboy Poems and Outright Lies
FC 11 S-44
22
Hal Swift
The Cowboy Way
There's some things that's wrong.
Cowboy Poems and Outright Lies
FC 11 S-44
23
Hal Swift
The Trickster
It was one of them mornin's right after it snowed.
Cowboy Poems and Outright Lies
FC 11 S-44
24
Hal Swift
The Veteran
Y' wanta see a quiet man.
Cowboy Poems and Outright Lies
FC 11 S-44
25
Hal Swift
Them Boys of Ours
Them boys of ours make me so proud.
Cowboy Poems and Outright Lies
FC 11 S-44
26
Hal Swift
When the Hired Hands All Quit
One time I had friends who was workin' a ranch.
Cowboy Poems and Outright Lies
FC 11 S-44
27
Hal Swift
Where's My Hat an' Boots?
There once come a time that I tired of my work.
Cowboy Poems and Outright Lies
FC 11 S-44
28
Hal Swift
You Kin Allus Tell a Cowpoke
Some say they kin tell a cowpoke.
The Saga of the Cowboy
FC 11 T-10
Escott North
Saddle Bag Wit and Wisdom
FC 11 T-17
6
Dave Tingey
Dads Old Saddle Bag
Ya' know shortly after my Dad died.
Saddle Bag Wit and Wisdom
FC 11 T-17
8
Dave Tingey
Memories
I went back to the home place, stopped outside the swinging gates.
Saddle Bag Wit and Wisdom
FC 11 T-17
10
Dave Tingey
One More Day
It was the first snow of winter, and I had to feed.
Saddle Bag Wit and Wisdom
FC 11 T-17
11
Dave Tingey
Granny's Out House
My wife and I were sitting on the porch that fall night.
Saddle Bag Wit and Wisdom
FC 11 T-17
13
Dave Tingey
Say What???
I was about nine, kind a small for my age.
Saddle Bag Wit and Wisdom
FC 11 T-17
14
Dave Tingey
The Herd Quitter
I was chasing cows on the Gentile Valley association.
Saddle Bag Wit and Wisdom
FC 11 T-17
16
Dave Tingey
Old Friend
Folks say, "Dave why don't you throw that old hat away."
Saddle Bag Wit and Wisdom
FC 11 T-17
18
Dave Tingey
Our Last Drive
My cousin and I played the games all kids play.
Saddle Bag Wit and Wisdom
FC 11 T-17
19
Dave Tingey
Dear Mr. F.D.A.
Dear Mr. F.D.A.: I'm writing this letter cause I've got something to say.
Saddle Bag Wit and Wisdom
FC 11 T-17
20
Dave Tingey
Just a Girl
I was taking her home after the prom that night.
Saddle Bag Wit and Wisdom
FC 11 T-17
22
Dave Tingey
I Do, I Think
Here I am at the alter, and I'm wondering why.