FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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Book Title

Composer

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Pages

Author

Poem Title

First Lines

Keywords

Western Travels and Other Rhymes

FC 11 G-27

106

Lysius Gough

Our Gus

Of rustling horses our Gus had bait.

Western Travels and Other Rhymes

FC 11 G-27

107

Lysius Gough

To Sister

Once more your face I long to see.

Western Travels and Other Rhymes

FC 11 G-27

107

Lysius Gough

Home

All day I think of home.

Western Travels and Other Rhymes

FC 11 G-27

108

Lysius Gough

Ida's Party

The lamp was hanging on the oak.

wickets, social

Western Travels and Other Rhymes

FC 11 G-27

108

Lysius Gough

Dare Not Tell

There is a girl not far from here.

secret lover, poverty

Western Travels and Other Rhymes

FC 11 G-27

109

Lysius Gough

No More to Wander

Once I was a wandering boy.

mountain, mustang, antelope, shelter, home

Western Travels and Other Rhymes

FC 11 G-27

110

Lysius Gough

To * * * * * *

May you be happy all your days

Western Travels and Other Rhymes

FC 11 G-27

110

Lysius Gough

To * * * * * *

Can you forgive me for keeping your child.

Western Travels and Other Rhymes

FC 11 G-27

110

Lysius Gough

Album Verses

O'er the past our minds reflect

friends, Christian, heaven, strife

Western Travels and Other Rhymes

FC 11 G-27

112

Lysius Gough

Acrostics

May you be happy and firm in your will.

Breezy Western Verse

FC 11 A-11

James Barton Adams

You'll Be a Long Time Dead

In nosin' 'long the crooked trail.

life, enjoy, smile, sunshine

Breezy Western Verse

FC 11 A-11

James Barton Adams

A Colorado Sunset

Sun sails down the Western sky.

Breezy Western Verse

FC 11 A-11

James Barton Adams

Down on the Old Arkansas

I can hear the wild goose honking in the morning.

mule-deer, antelopes, stampeded, rattlesnake, Comanches, changes

Breezy Western Verse

FC 11 A-11

James Barton Adams

A Prospector's Thanksgiving

I'd bin prospectin' fur half a year.

gold, curses, cruel, health, gratitude, millionaire

Breezy Western Verse

FC 11 A-11

James Barton Adams

Providence Settled It

She was a Northern maiden, he a pink of Southern chivalry.

wed, Dixie, war, bliss

Breezy Western Verse

FC 11 A-11

James Barton Adams

A War Sacrifice

When fust I told my wife that we had better let him go.

mule

Breezy Western Verse

FC 11 A-11

James Barton Adams

A Christian Cowboy's Creed

I am no professin' Christian of the sort the cities hold.

golden rule, nature, sanctuary

Breezy Western Verse

FC 11 A-11

James Barton Adams

A Ranch Girl's Choice

Folks shuck their heads and whispered 'round.

Breezy Western Verse

FC 11 A-11

James Barton Adams

A Betrothal Accident

They walked 'neath the moon together, he whispering words of love.

song, sweet, plea, wife, joy

Breezy Western Verse

FC 11 A-11

James Barton Adams

When a Fellow Begins to Get Bald

As age creeps upon us we try to stay young.

frisky, age, pain, preventative, wigs

Breezy Western Verse

FC 11 A-11

James Barton Adams

Hard to Do It

There is a wise injunction in the Bible on the shelf.

love, neighbor, cornet

Breezy Western Verse

FC 11 A-11

James Barton Adams

The Ruin of Bobtail Bend

In the early day in our own wild way we hurried the time along.

freight, Western style, sinful, moral, booze, dance, railroad

Breezy Western Verse

FC 11 A-11

James Barton Adams

Set Yer Lip an' Hol Yer Grip

While buckin' at the game o' life if things don't allus come your way.

misfortune, disappointment, adversity, obstacle

Breezy Western Verse

FC 11 A-11

James Barton Adams

When Phyllis Sings

When Phyllis sings, her joyous notes are heard for miles around.

burro, frightened

Breezy Western Verse

FC 11 A-11

James Barton Adams

And Then

He called her "serpent," and her rage.