FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
36
Baxter Black
The Gay Caballero
He wore a black hat and come up from Nevada.
search for work, punching cattle, Virginia Slims, picky, choosey, fashion, style, Leroy Brown, bunkhouse, hair dresser, buns, cute, kiss, actor, tricked, cheated, employment, pink tights, joke, fooled
Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
38
Baxter Black
Women and Mules
He's got a black hat and he's broke.
personality, bicycle spoke, cowboy, willing to work hard, rope, wrench, Bossman, charming, bar, children
Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
40
Baxter Black
Lookin' Back
All my life I've been eatin' trail dust.
work, river, socks, smell, cold, heat, wet boots, woman, coffee, whiskey, beans, tough meat, nature, happiness, PhD's, green buckaroo, next generation, following footsteps
Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
48
Baxter Black
High Tide in Wyoming
They say that was a wet one.
spring, Reno, fish in the tree ,Evinrude, Lubbock, Goodland, Kansas, Nebraska, North Platte, Pendleton, Rapid City, Ouray, Guymon, Livingston, Montana, Provo, Greenpeace, Utah whales, Phoenix, Fanta Fe, California, Iowa, Des Moines, story, tall tale talks
Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
54
Baxter Black
Evolution of the Ranch Wife - not a poem
Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
62
Baxter Black
Workin' Cows Down to Malta - narrative
Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
70
Baxter Black
Crossbred Stew
The steer that topped the show this year was partly Chianina.
Simmental, Limousiners, Gelbvieh, Piedmontese, Charolais, Salers, Tarentaise, half blooded, quarter blooded, Longhorn, Murray Grey, Brahman, Santa Gertrudis, Brangus, Beef master, Bos Indicus, exotic crosses, Angus, Hereford, bloodlines
Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
72
Baxter Black
Bentley the Born-Again Bull - narrative
Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
73
Baxter Black
The Barroom Deal - narrative
Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
78
Baxter Black
R.A.
Attention, you gypos and traders.
gambling, buy cows, prices, herd sire, heifers, tuberculosis, homogenous, bad luck, nefarious, hippopotamus, monotonous, preposterous, precipitous, ex-tinctofous, odiferous, habit, impetuous, bargain, sale, Rancher's Anonymous
Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
88
Baxter Black
Oh No, It's Gonna Go Higher
The market was so hot on Monday.
cattle, business, changing prices, dice, speculate, broker, banker, guru, horoscope, Elks Club, bid, moral, lessons, punishment, best offer, hero, money, profit
Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
89
Baxter Black
The Insult
Jimmy was so mad at ol' Billy.
anger, mad, furious, Holstein, barbed wire, mother, father
Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
89
Baxter Black
High Good
The Holstein cross in a feet lot.
packer buyers, grading standards, Angus
Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
90
Baxter Black
The 20th Century Rustler
Oh, where have all the rustlers gone.
thief, steal, Remington, condemned, MBPXL, Iowa Beef, Amour, Swift, trade, Fat Buyer's Guide, discount, left handed pitchers, Yellow Sheet, foot rots, chronics, cheating, bad attitude, rustling
Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
92
Baxter Black
Hi Tech Pig
What I know about pigs you could put in a hat.
friendly, fat, fertile, fried, pork, salads, sausage, crepes,31 Flavors, Piglet, Hamp, Hamlet, Clyde Barrow, Miss Piggy the Vamp, Porky the Champ, BLT's, food, fixed pork, tasteful meat, sow, feeding, increase weight ,high technological swine, genetically bred
Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
94
Baxter Black
It's a Dog's Life
It's a dog's life bein' a cat.
diet, hanging out, calories, mouse, rough life, fur, Foster, Lawrence, Percival, humiliation, D Eight, marked territory
Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
97
Baxter Black
Rainin' Cats and Dogs - narrative
Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
98
Baxter Black
Move Over Ma - narrative
Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
99
Baxter Black
Ol' Blue
"I loved ol' Blue as much as a man.
dog, friendship, closeness, age, help
Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
100
Baxter Black
The Cowboy and His Dog
There is a scene that is really pictorial.
time immemorial, historical, characteristics of dogs, love, affection, friendship, obedience, misbehaving, mad, pot licker
Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
102
Baxter Black
The Lost Dog
I hope I didn't wake y'all, I know it's after nine.
embarrassment, blue-eyed mongrel, children, age, replacement, filling a gap, missing, Saddle Mountain, women, emotions, upset, buggar, happiness,
Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
104
Baxter Black
The Rest of Us
He used to break horses, he used to herd sheep.
dreams, imagination, hard work, reality, Livestock Gazette, handyman, Jack of all trades, ranch, ownership, poverty, roots
Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
105
Baxter Black
Livin' in Town
Livin' in town, boys, is hard, Lord, it's hard.
country life, young family, baby, children, horses, poverty, money, saving money, privacy, independence, noise, nature, city life, dreams, reality
Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
106
Baxter Black
Coffee Shop Communion
You'll find 'em at the sale barn.
farm sale, observe, watch, advice, gossip, opinion, point of view, variety of topics, chatting, solve the world's problems, Gerald Ford, Democrat, mankind, hanging out, pastime, rumors, cafe, meeting place
Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
116
Baxter Black
Graduation
"I'll make you proud you sent me," said the boy to his dad.
education, school, profession, pride, dentist, civil engineer, financial support, loans, divorce, help, difficulties, uneducated father worries, providing money, thankfulness, nurse