FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Arizona Herstory: Tales from Her Storied Past
FC 11 J-13
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Dee Strickland Johnson
Shadows
It's a mighty hopeless feelin' when your side has lost the war.
Rebel soldiers, pointer, drag, slaves, Yankees, Confederate, Fort Wagner
Arizona Herstory: Tales from Her Storied Past
FC 11 J-13
130
Dee Strickland Johnson
Big Babe's Nightcap
Till Phoenix constructed an official hoosegow.
arrested, drunken, tavern, whiskey, log
Arizona Herstory: Tales from Her Storied Past
FC 11 J-13
131
Dee Strickland Johnson
Pajaro (Pa-ha-ro: Bird)
In the summer of eighteen seventy six into Florence three Mexicans rode.
horses, corrals, Chihuahua, race, American, bets, ranchers, winners
Arizona Herstory: Tales from Her Storied Past
FC 11 J-13
135
Dee Strickland Johnson
Juegos de los Vaqueros (Games of the Cowboys)
The vaquero lives a rugged life.
Indians, foes, grimy, loneliness, heat, drought, stories, poems, songs, dancing, rodeo, Mexico, Los Gallos, El Gallo
Arizona Herstory: Tales from Her Storied Past
FC 11 J-13
138
Dee Strickland Johnson
Cowboy Preacher
The gunmen were a-gunnin' for the preacher.
shots, lead, holes
Arizona Herstory: Tales from Her Storied Past
FC 11 J-13
140
Dee Strickland Johnson
Where the Verde River Flows
I can hear the children screaming.
Red Mountain, soldiers, Patrick White, Annie White, desert, burned, canal, Fort McDowell, Desert Land Act, army, Carrolls, Apaches, Indian reservation
Arizona Herstory: Tales from Her Storied Past
FC 11 J-13
145
Dee Strickland Johnson
Them Hash Knife Cowboys
Well, you knew that they came out of Texas -- .
nicknames, "Texas Outlaws," Aztec, rowdy, punchers, California, tapaderos, reatas, Hash Knife
Arizona Herstory: Tales from Her Storied Past
FC 11 J-13
148
Dee Strickland Johnson
Bob Leatherwood's Wager
Bob was riled up just a smidgen.
Lord's Prayer, religion, bet
Arizona Herstory: Tales from Her Storied Past
FC 11 J-13
149
Dee Strickland Johnson
Tio Pepe (Uncle Joe)
There's two things I hate, and I reckon its fate.
land, sheep, Hash Knife brand, Texas, Aztec cowpokes, grants, Mormon, Catholics, Baptist, Wooly Grower, Basque, muttoneer
Arizona Herstory: Tales from Her Storied Past
FC 11 J-13
152
Dee Strickland Johnson
Destination Phoenix
We were in Maricopa.
train, German, lumber wagon
Arizona Herstory: Tales from Her Storied Past
FC 11 J-13
154
Dee Strickland Johnson
Leaving Phoenix
I was sleeping on the depot floor in Phoenix, Arizona.
Virginia, train, muddy, rain
Arizona Herstory: Tales from Her Storied Past
FC 11 J-13
155
Dee Strickland Johnson
The Other Mother
And what of the other cowboy?
"unknown", Jeff Wilson, Arizona, buckaroo, pine, canyon
Arizona Herstory: Tales from Her Storied Past
FC 11 J-13
157
Dee Strickland Johnson
Belle of the Bar
'Twas a cold dark night in Prescott.
saloon, music, laughter, smoke, liquor, men, Frank Williams, miners, ranchers, railroaders, drinkers, gamblers, Whiskey Row, baby, John Bell, gamble, Robert Groom, Judge Hicks, Violet Hicks,
Arizona Herstory: Tales from Her Storied Past
FC 11 J-13
161
Dee Strickland Johnson
Slim Woman: Asthon Sosi
Reared in southwest Colorado, Miss Wade wed a Quaker named John.
drought, John Whetherill, Ben Whetherill, Navajos, silver, turquoise, rugs, trader, speak, language, friend, neighbor, natives, respect, beauty, Louisa Wade Whetherill, rainbow bridge, Utah
Arizona Herstory: Tales from Her Storied Past
FC 11 J-13
167
Dee Strickland Johnson
The Question of the Cow
"You killed my cow!" said the Navajo, as he glared at the young Paiute.
butcher, canyon, companion, Slim Woman, Indians, bones, young, old, metastasis
Arizona Herstory: Tales from Her Storied Past
FC 11 J-13
171
Dee Strickland Johnson
The Legend of the Rainbow
Once, oh now, so very long ago.
chieftain, Mother Earth, respect, rain, desert, prairie, bridge, winds, Death Chant of the Lost, Great Rainbow Bridge, flood
Arizona Herstory: Tales from Her Storied Past
FC 11 J-13
175
Dee Strickland Johnson
Peralta Gold
Don Miguel, on his Mexican rancho.
famous, Rosita, lover, gold, claim, peak, wealth, mine, stream, flood, vaquero, treasure, Apache, ambush, Indians, warriors
Arizona Herstory: Tales from Her Storied Past
FC 11 J-13
179
Dee Strickland Johnson
The Mysterious Lady in Blue
To a mission in sixteen eighty-nine.
Tejas, chief, priest, Christ, padres, preach, teach, baptize, miracles, Indians, nun, Fray Alonzo de Benavidez, Mother Superior, Maria de Jesus, dreams, nightmare
Arizona Herstory: Tales from Her Storied Past
FC 11 J-13
183
Dee Strickland Johnson
The Legend of La Llorona
Have you heard the tales of the woman who wails on the banks of the Rio Grande?
mournful, fearful, alone, drown, child, estranged, deranged, death, lures, water, anguish
Arizona Herstory: Tales from Her Storied Past
FC 11 J-13
187
Dee Strickland Johnson
Cyclone Bill's Big Windy
"Madam, this is Cyclone Bill."
Bill Beck, outlaws, western territory, law school, railroad, Apaches, driver, Yuma, twister, tornado
Arizona Herstory: Tales from Her Storied Past
FC 11 J-13
192
Dee Strickland Johnson
Transformation Trick
Cyclone Bill's left leg was shorter -- .
stunts, hat, scarf, drinks
Arizona Herstory: Tales from Her Storied Past
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193
Dee Strickland Johnson
Unlikely Candidate
Ol' Bill was always playing pranks.
election, petition, Justice of the Peace, Abe Boyles, recount, write-in, politician
Arizona Herstory: Tales from Her Storied Past
FC 11 J-13
195
Dee Strickland Johnson
Cry of the Death Bird
Wakened by the vi'lence raging.
camp, hunters, lightning, thunder, shack, Jules Boudreaux, wind, scream, wet, cave, cabin
Arizona Herstory: Tales from Her Storied Past
FC 11 J-13
200
Dee Strickland Johnson
Kingman
The leader said, "We'd best stop here."
wind, camp, married, children, died
Arizona Herstory: Tales from Her Storied Past
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Dee Strickland Johnson
Stilt Stock Stampede
I met a gal named Win-i-fred.
milliner, New York City, hats, ostrich plumes, range, feather dustin' buckaroos, birds, fowl, wreck