FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Hoofprints And Heartbeats
FC 11 S-50
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Colen H. Sweeten Jr.
I Don't Shake Hands (With Cowboys)
There's something about a cowboy's life.
callused hands
Hoofprints And Heartbeats
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Colen H. Sweeten Jr.
Swede
Swede was a cowboy who never took a wife.
Hoofprints And Heartbeats
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Colen H. Sweeten Jr.
Taps
For twenty years he carried me.
Hoofprints And Heartbeats
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49
Colen H. Sweeten Jr.
The Wrangler's First Date
They call me "The Wrangler Kid."
Hoofprints And Heartbeats
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52
Colen H. Sweeten Jr.
Walk Tall
You say a cowboy limps from riding too much.
Old Crooked Horn, cattle abuse toward cowboys
Hoofprints And Heartbeats
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54
Colen H. Sweeten Jr.
Sundown
"Is it alright to pray when you're mounted?"
Hoofprints And Heartbeats
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56
Colen H. Sweeten Jr.
The Cowboy and the Gate
Don is a real cowboy.
Gates, moustache
Rimes of the Rockies
FC 11 M-48
1
Harrison R. Merrill
The Spell of the Rockies
When it's springtime in the mountains.
seasons in the mountains
Rimes of the Rockies
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2
Harrison R. Merrill
The Three Tetons
In the basin of the Teton's where its high rim cuts the sky
Pagan
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4
Harrison R. Merrill
My Home Among the Hills
In the fragrant, scented summer, when the evenin' breezes blow.
Wasatch foothills
Rimes of the Rockies
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Harrison R. Merrill
Baby's Face and Mother Love
Pure as the apple-bud covered with dew.
Rimes of the Rockies
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Harrison R. Merrill
Have You Ever Been Up On the Hills?
Have you ever been up on the hills, my son.
spring, buffalo flowers
Rimes of the Rockies
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6
Harrison R. Merrill
A Christmas Thought
Old Christmas brings his pack of joys.
Santa Claus
Rimes of the Rockies
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7
Harrison R. Merrill
Base Ball
The sport of sports is baseball still.
sports
Rimes of the Rockies
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7
Harrison R. Merrill
My Idea
When thunder storms sweep o'er the land.
lightening flashes, hail stones, Kansas spuds
Rimes of the Rockies
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8
Harrison R. Merrill
Ven Der Korn Iss In Der korn Krib
Ven der korn is in der korn krib und der frost is in der vind.
Poem written to reflect foreign accent (German)
Rimes of the Rockies
FC 11 M-48
10
Harrison R. Merrill
The Parents of Me
They all talk of mithers, be dad, yis they do.
saint, mother, father, king, Old Glory
Rimes of the Rockies
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11
Harrison R. Merrill
The Time For Me
When the leaves are turnin' yellow.
Winter, Autumn, threshing
Rimes of the Rockies
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12
Harrison R. Merrill
Let 'Em Buck
When the broncs are caught an' haltered.
riding broncos
Rimes of the Rockies
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13
Harrison R. Merrill
Out in the West
Out in the west where the peaks are high.
pines, grizzly bear, coyote, bobcat, linx, Bill Blake
Rimes of the Rockies
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14
Harrison R. Merrill
Army Contract Frauds
Last month I sold my brindle cow to buy some war.
German, war stamps, Uncle Sam, mustard gas, Kaiser Bill
Rimes of the Rockies
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14
Harrison R. Merrill
Good Intentions
With smile wreathed lips the infant year
bad habits, New Year's resolutions, smoking, drinking, coffee, tea
Rimes of the Rockies
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15
Harrison R. Merrill
Deep in Thine Eyes, Dear
Deep in thine eyes, dear, deep, o, so deep!
hope of love
Rimes of the Rockies
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Harrison R. Merrill
In the Days Gone By
In the days gone by, I jingo, when every one wuz poor
Bible, discipline
Rimes of the Rockies
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Harrison R. Merrill
The First Song
This morning in my cherry tree.
Spring, robbins