FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Saddle Bag Wit and Wisdom
FC 11 T-17
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Dave Tingey
What is a Cowboy???
I've pulled a calf or two that?s had trouble being born.
Saddle Bag Wit and Wisdom
FC 11 T-17
35
Dave Tingey
Little Black Bull
I wanted to be a rodeo cowboy, so I headed out following the sun.
Saddle Bag Wit and Wisdom
FC 11 T-17
37
Dave Tingey
The Quest for a Buckle
He started riding in his younger years.
Saddle Bag Wit and Wisdom
FC 11 T-17
39
Dave Tingey
Bare Back Mule
I've cussed myself for being seven kinds of a fool.
Saddle Bag Wit and Wisdom
FC 11 T-17
41
Dave Tingey
I've Changed My Mind
Now here's a little tale you might enjoy.
Saddle Bag Wit and Wisdom
FC 11 T-17
42
Dave Tingey
Calf Ropers Lament
I went off to calf roping school, so I could learn to do it right.
Saddle Bag Wit and Wisdom
FC 11 T-17
44
Dave Tingey
Puppy
Life on the reservation is bad at the very best.
Saddle Bag Wit and Wisdom
FC 11 T-17
46
Dave Tingey
Trail of Tears
I was talking to an old Grandma, and she was a hundred years old or so.
Saddle Bag Wit and Wisdom
FC 11 T-17
47
Dave Tingey
The Eagle Chaser
He was born in the winter, a time of ice and snow.
Saddle Bag Wit and Wisdom
FC 11 T-17
49
Dave Tingey
Typical Indian
I was walking the streets of town just the other day.
Saddle Bag Wit and Wisdom
FC 11 T-17
51
Dave Tingey
Bobby
I remember when I first saw Bobby, he was only about two or three.
Saddle Bag Wit and Wisdom
FC 11 T-17
53
Dave Tingey
The Wall
The old man stood staring at the wall, a tear an down his cheek.
Saddle Bag Wit and Wisdom
FC 11 T-17
54
Dave Tingey
I Wonder
I set to wondering over the next fifty years how much cowboying will change.
Saddle Bag Wit and Wisdom
FC 11 T-17
55
Dave Tingey
Alf
Alf said, "my house is settling, and the roof leaks."
Saddle Bag Wit and Wisdom
FC 11 T-17
56
Dave Tingey
The Old Man
I was talking to an old man about his life.
Saddle Bag Wit and Wisdom
FC 11 T-17
58
Dave Tingey
No Meat in Heaven
This preacher was preaching with conviction and pride.
Saddle Bag Wit and Wisdom
FC 11 T-17
60
Dave Tingey
T.V. Preachers
I got up early the other morning, turned on my old T.V.
Saddle Bag Wit and Wisdom
FC 11 T-17
61
Dave Tingey
Noah
The Lord talked to Noah that fateful day.
Saddle Bag Wit and Wisdom
FC 11 T-17
62
Dave Tingey
Heaven
I topped this ridge as the sun began to set.
Saddle Bag Wit and Wisdom
FC 11 T-17
63
Dave Tingey
Pearly Gates
I dreamed I died the other night, stopped outside the pearly gate.
Saddle Bag Wit and Wisdom
FC 11 T-17
64
Dave Tingey
The Trails End
I was thinking about you today old friend.
Tales of the Chuck Wagon
FC 11 T-07
N.H. (Jack) Thorp
Tales of the Chuck Wagon
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Pardner of the Wind: Story of the Southwestern Cowboy
FC 11 T-05
N. Howard (Jack) Thorp
The American West: A Treasury of Stories, Legends, Narrative, Songs & Ballads
William Targ
FC 11 T-01
The American Cowboy
FC 11 T-09
Lonn Taylor and Ingrid Maar