FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Author
Poem Title
First Lines
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Farm Ballads
FC 11 C-02
63
Will Carleton
Uncle Sammy
Some men were born for great things.
reason, logic, argument, argue
Farm Ballads
FC 11 C-02
69
Will Carleton
Tom was Goin' for a Poet
Tom was goin' for a poet, an' said he'd a poet be.
poet, son, poetry
Farm Ballads
FC 11 C-02
71
Will Carleton
Goin' Home Today
My business on the jury's done -- the quibblin' all is through.
jury duty, home
Farm Ballads
FC 11 C-02
73
Will Carleton
Out o' the Fire
Year of '71, children, middle of the fall.
fire, elope
Farm Ballads
FC 11 C-02
77
Will Carleton
The New Church Organ
They've got a brand new organ, Sue.
music, organ, church
Farm Ballads
FC 11 C-02
82
Will Carleton
The Editor's Guests
The editor sat in his sanctum, his countenance furrowed with care.
editor, newspaper
Farm Ballads
FC 11 C-02
89
Will Carleton
The House Where We Were Wed
I've been to the old farmhouse, good wife.
vows, marriage
Farm Ballads
FC 11 C-02
91
Will Carleton
The Mother's Return
The white-winged Winter storm swept swiftly past.
death, mother, children, home
Farm Ballads
FC 11 C-02
96
Will Carleton
How Jamie Came Home
Come, Mother, set the kettle on.
war, son
Farm Ballads
FC 11 C-02
101
Will Carleton
The Clang of the Yankee Reaper
The clang of the Yankee reaper.
grain, England
Farm Ballads
FC 11 C-02
105
Will Carleton
Why Should They Kill My Baby?
Why should they kill my baby?
assassination, President Garfield
Farm Ballads
FC 11 C-02
107
Will Carleton
The Old Man Meditates
Nay, Maggie, let my old-style fancies be.
grandfather, grandchild, memories, progress, meditation
Farm Ballads
FC 11 C-02
117
Will Carleton
Apple Blossoms
Underneath an apple tree sat a maiden and her lover.
proposal, courtship
Farm Ballads
FC 11 C-02
119
Will Carleton
Apples Growing
Underneath an apple tree sat a dame of comely seeming.
wife, mother, marriage
Farm Ballads
FC 11 C-02
121
Will Carleton
The Christmas Tree
Where grows the Christmas tree.
Christmas, holiday, Christmas tree
Farm Ballads
FC 11 C-02
125
Will Carleton
Autumn Days
Yellow, mellow, ripened days.
autumn, fall
Farm Ballads
FC 11 C-02
120
Will Carleton
The Fading Flower
There is a chillness in the air.
death, winter
Farm Ballads
FC 11 C-02
128
Will Carleton
Picnic Sam
You youngsters who haven't heard of Picnic Sam.
Picnic Sam
Farm Ballads
FC 11 C-02
137
Will Carleton
One and Two
If you to me be cold or I be false to you.
love, companionship
Farm Ballads
FC 11 C-02
139
Will Carleton
Death Doomed
They're taking me to the gallows, mother -- they mean to hang me high.
Allen Bayne, hanging, gallows
Farm Ballads
FC 11 C-02
141
Will Carleton
Up the Line
Through blinding storm and clouds of night.
railroad
Farm Ballads
FC 11 C-02
143
Will Carleton
Forward
The beast that counts a heart can feel it beat.
progress
Farm Ballads
FC 11 C-02
146
Will Carleton
The Ship Builder
Across the foaming, word lashed sea of thought.
ship, ship builder
Farm Ballads
FC 11 C-02
149
Will Carleton
How We Kept the Day
The great procession came up the street.
Independence Day, 4th of July
Farm Ballads
FC 11 C-02
154
Will Carleton
Our Army of the Dead
By the edge of the Atlantic, where the waves of Freedom roar.
army, war, nation, America