FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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The White Clouds Revue, No. 2: Special Cowboy Poetics Issue
FC 11 W-26
34
Keith Wilson
Cow Dogs
The White Clouds Revue, No. 2: Special Cowboy Poetics Issue
FC 11 W-26
35
Keith Wilson
Day of the Snake
The White Clouds Revue, No. 2: Special Cowboy Poetics Issue
FC 11 W-26
36
Bill Simpson
The Teacher
The White Clouds Revue, No. 2: Special Cowboy Poetics Issue
FC 11 W-26
37
Bill Simpson
The Glow
The White Clouds Revue, No. 2: Special Cowboy Poetics Issue
FC 11 W-26
38
Utah Phillips
The Goodnight Loving Trail
It's the Cowboy Way!: The Amazing True Adventures of Riders in the Sky
FC 11 C-40
Don Cusic
Biography
It All Started with a Cowboy
FC 11 C-41
Michael R. Carter
It all started with a cowboy
It all started with a Cowboy. That much is known for sure.
Cowboy Poetry of David J. Bell and photographs of Dean T. Kunz
FC 11 B-48
1
David J. Ball
Gray Ghost Mist
Somewhere in the far reaches of the mind, Feelings come of all sorts and kinds.
Cowboy Poetry of David J. Bell and photographs of Dean T. Kunz
FC 11 B-48
2
David J. Ball
Montana Blue
Life for me started so far back it's hard to remember, One thing I do recall it was cold that November.
Cowboy Poetry of David J. Bell and photographs of Dean T. Kunz
FC 11 B-48
4
David J. Ball
On Top
The clock on the wall says its my time to start, I'm on old "Tommy" again he's all muscle and heart
Cowboy Poetry of David J. Bell and photographs of Dean T. Kunz
FC 11 B-48
6
David J. Ball
The Tumbleweed
Here I am so close to the ground I was green for a while, now I'm solid brown.
Cowboy Poetry of David J. Bell and photographs of Dean T. Kunz
FC 11 B-48
7
David J. Ball
The Old Steers Stare
One day as by a pen I went I noticed the Veteran Bovine His time on earth nearly spent.
Cowboy Poetry of David J. Bell and photographs of Dean T. Kunz
FC 11 B-48
8
David J. Ball
The Road Home
The spring has been better than hoped for, It's sometimes a pleasant surprise, what Mother Nature has in store.
Cowboy Poetry of David J. Bell and photographs of Dean T. Kunz
FC 11 B-48
10
David J. Ball
Rocky Mountain Springtime
As you look up and down the valley, you notice the days getting longer, Life seems more worthwhile, resolutions are becoming stronger.
Cowboy Poetry of David J. Bell and photographs of Dean T. Kunz
FC 11 B-48
12
David J. Ball
Horse Collar
Alone I now hang on the wall in the corner of the barn, Pull up a chair friend and I'll spin you my yarn.
Cowboy Poetry of David J. Bell and photographs of Dean T. Kunz
FC 11 B-48
14
David J. Ball
Dean T.
Looks like its come time to tell you about a man that's been a friend to me, Comes from down off the Bern country, goes by the name of "Dean T."
The Cowboys' Star
FC 11 C-42
1
Gary Crum
The Cowboys' Star
Like Texas, the Rockies, and the prairie, Famed for its superior size, Jupiter with its huge outrider moons Gallops through the Western night skies.
The Cowboys' Star
The Cowboys' Star
FC 11 C-42
2
Gary Crum
The Kidnapping of Maggie Knapp, 1879
Outlaws Jay Toswell and Jesse Colraine rode one day to the Clifton City rail yard They drew their guns and robbed a train, mortally woundin' a railroad guard.
The Cowboys' Star
FC 11 C-42
6
Gary Crum
Cowboy Angels
Cowboy angels have blue denim wings and bright golden lassoes on their arms. They ride cloud horses and wear white hats, while keepin' cowboys and girls from harm.
The Cowboys' Star
FC 11 C-42
8
Gary Crum
Knife Fight at Flynn's Saloon
When two men clash usin' Bowie knives the fight is often a real short one; and seldom does either man escape getting' a gapin', dangerous wound.
The Cowboys' Star
The Cowboys' Star
The Cowboys' Star
FC 11 C-42
10
Gary Crum
Buckshot Clayton and the Fort Yuma Stage, 1859
The Butterfield Overland Stage left Fort Yuma one cloudy day, Travelin' the old Ox Bow route with the ore miners' monthly pay.
The Cowboys' Star
FC 11 C-42
16
Gary Crum
Colorado Cowboy Lies
The lyin' contest at Jake's Corral is just getting' underway!
The Cowboys' Star
FC 11 C-42
21
Gary Crum
Man-Eater (Inspired by the life of Jim Corbett, 1871-1951, author, naturalist, and hunter of man-eaters in India.)
"Cougars," "pumas" or "catamount lions," are us'lly very secretive critters. A male can grow to near two hundred pounds, but before humans they are quick quitters.
The Cowboys' Star
FC 11 C-42
32
Gary Crum
Orn'ry Gnaw Bone,1898 (with thanks to Milie Crum)
Bar G-3 ranch hands could never get rich though they rode a range that was long and steep, their brand was an unpopular outfit, and the best cowmen they never could keep.
The Cowboys' Star
FC 11 C-42
38
Gary Crum
The Governor and the Agent, 1913
This is the tale of how one native tribe and the gov'ment of the U S of A went from disputin' all over the place to truth talkin' and settlin' their old fray.