FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
154
Baxter Black
Doc, While Yer Here...
Doc, sorry I called so late but you must be all through eatin'.
service, nap, nooner, One Life To Live, bad working conditions, run downplace, asking for favors, complaints, doctor's bill, doctor, work
Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
156
Baxter Black
The Vet's Wife's Refrigerator
A scream from the kitchen.
neighbor, restraint, eye of a sheep, test tubes, blood, guts, animal parts, remains, tissue samples, Whirl-Pack stew, storage, neighbors
Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
162
Baxter Black
E.I.S.
There's a predator stalking the plains.
Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
166
Baxter Black
Hello, I'm from the Government.. I'm Here To Help
Mr. President, I guess we know you mean well.
pride, prices, campaign, embargo, unreasonable forms, imposed restrictions, control, bureaucracy, interference, Washington, independence, unwanted help
Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
168
Baxter Black
The Young Politician
He rose in the class, hand over his heart.
politics, future career, fame, spotlights, cheers, complicated language, rhetoric, imaginations, running for president, illusions, dreams
Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
170
Baxter Black
Food is for People, Not Profit!
You've heard it said, no doubt, by those.
3rd World, hunger, food shortage, starvation, noble goals, altruism, logic, politics, selling grain, earn living
Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
171
Baxter Black
Animal Lovers
Let's talk about animal lovers.
protest, hobby, earn a living, distinction, verbal expression, duty, care, protection, opinion, lip service, reality
Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
174
Baxter Black
All I Want for Christmas
All my clothes are laundry.
wishes, wives, marriage, divorce, poor, new wife, three wives, ex-wives, bad luck, bride
Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
176
Baxter Black
How the Angel Got on Top of the Christmas Tree - narrative
Coyote Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 B-26
180
Baxter Black
Camp Cookie
He's the tumbleweed chef and rides with the wagon.
chuckwagon ,grub, cook, unclean, bad cook, gunpowder biscuit, meadowlark souffl?, rank coffee, dangerous cowboy life, last roundup club, Indians, gunfights, whiskey
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
119
D. W. Groethe
Only Cowgirls Give Cowboys the Blues
She was long, sweet and lean, finest thing I'd ever seen
West River Waltz: Western Poetry
FC 11 G-31
121
D. W. Groethe
Hell to Pay
A rancher works the land with his horses, with his hands
FC 11 T-06
no book, free number
Arizona Women: Weird, Wild and Wonderful
FC 11 J-16
13
Dee Strickland Johnson
The Great Western: Sarah Bowman
Great Western was the largest steam ship that sailed the Atlantic Ocean, And Sarah was a sizable girl, who served the troops with devotion.
Arizona Women: Weird, Wild and Wonderful
FC 11 J-16
21
Dee Strickland Johnson
Sarah was a Darlin': The Great Western (Song)
She's big and tall and nicely formed, completely indiscreet, Her height described diversely as 'twixt six and seven feet,
Arizona Women: Weird, Wild and Wonderful
FC 11 J-16
25
Dee Strickland Johnson
Victorio's Right Hand: Lozen
I stand on the edge of the caprock, I stand on the rim of the world
Arizona Women: Weird, Wild and Wonderful
FC 11 J-16
33
Dee Strickland Johnson
Emma Lee of Lonely Dell
When we started out from England, we felt our souls released
Arizona Women: Weird, Wild and Wonderful
FC 11 J-16
51
Dee Strickland Johnson
The Miner's Angel: Nellie Cashman
From the famined fields of Ireland to America's teeming shore, Came Fanny Cashman with her daugthers, Fran and Nell.
Arizona Women: Weird, Wild and Wonderful
FC 11 J-16
61
Dee Strickland Johnson
The Sodom of Goose Creek Flat: Josephine Sarah "Sadie" Marcus Earp
Have you heard how I came to Tombstone? It really was sort of a lark. Running away from home, was I, with Dora, my chum, to embark on a bit of risky venture with a Gilbert and Sullivan troupe,
Arizona Women: Weird, Wild and Wonderful
FC 11 J-16
79
Dee Strickland Johnson
The Saga of Big Nose Kate: Woman of Many Names
Mary Katherine Haroney--few people knew the name. Those who did declared she'd never been a lady. She was born to aristocracy, but would earn her share of fame.
Arizona Women: Weird, Wild and Wonderful
FC 11 J-16
92
Dee Strickland Johnson
Mad Mollie Monroe
My pet, have you yet met sweet Mollie Monroe? Most fashionable lady, I've known in my life! She's charming and culture; a beauty, you know, with manners befitting a good army wife.
Arizona Women: Weird, Wild and Wonderful
FC 11 J-16
99
Dee Strickland Johnson
Kissin' Jenny
My name is Kissin' Jenny and I've earned it, don't you know. I'm the foremost Prescott girl of my profession. The Maricopa County gents all treated me to drinks on the eve of that big shindig of a session.
Arizona Women: Weird, Wild and Wonderful
FC 11 J-16
103
Dee Strickland Johnson
The Last Stage Robbery: Pearl Hart
I thought I was rugged, I thought I was rough, I thought I was tougher, much tougher than tough.
Arizona Women: Weird, Wild and Wonderful
FC 11 J-16
109
Dee Strickland Johnson
They're Gonna Remember My Name! Pearl Hart (song)
I came west when the west was wild Daughter of the dust--ol' Chindee's child. Gonna get rich! Gonna gain fame! Folks, by durn, are gonna know my name: Pearl Hart!
Arizona Women: Weird, Wild and Wonderful
FC 11 J-16
111
Dee Strickland Johnson
Jennie is Back in Town: Belgian Jennie Banters
I am the wealthiest madam in Arizona Territory.