FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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The Land Where the Cowboy Grows
FC 11 H-36
31
Addie Viola Hudson
Anemone
Anemone--thou dainty flower that greets us e'er the now departs,
The Land Where the Cowboy Grows
FC 11 H-36
32
Addie Viola Hudson
Homeward
The car wheels whisper, "Free, you're free;"
The Land Where the Cowboy Grows
FC 11 H-36
33
Addie Viola Hudson
Loneliness
The coppery sun, low hanging in the sky, grows redder as it nears the place the eye
The Land Where the Cowboy Grows
FC 11 H-36
34
Addie Viola Hudson
The Price
A sorrow in a dreamer's heart bore fruitage in a song,
The Land Where the Cowboy Grows
FC 11 H-36
35
Addie Viola Hudson
The Cypress Song
A little while we stay upon this earth a little while, and pass to death from birth;
The Land Where the Cowboy Grows
FC 11 H-36
38
Addie Viola Hudson
The Cash In
Simple stories, simply told, Ripples that play on the sand, these are the things recorded n the "Circle A. H." brand.
Peter Hurd Sings Ranchera Songs
FC 11 H-37
Peter Hurd
Holaday and Hampton Poetry
Hampton Livestock Commission Co.
FC 11 H-39
1
The Holaday & Hampton Poet (Bruce Kiskaddon)
Up Against the Wire
Out in the cold and out in the snow, nothin' to eat, no place to go.
Holaday and Hampton Poetry
Hampton Livestock Commission Co.
FC 11 H-39
2
The Holaday & Hampton Poet (Bruce Kiskaddon)
Tangle Foot Johnny's Bear
Once tangle foot Johnny had quite an affair he allus had figgered on ropin' a bear
Holaday and Hampton Poetry
Hampton Livestock Commission Co.
FC 11 H-39
3
The Holaday & Hampton Poet (Bruce Kiskaddon)
Getting' 'Em Out
It's time to git the cattle out from off the upper range and take 'em to the valleys down below.
Holaday and Hampton Poetry
Hampton Livestock Commission Co.
FC 11 H-39
4
The Holaday & Hampton Poet (Bruce Kiskaddon)
Strays
It's pleasant to rest on the brow of a hill, where the sun shines bright and the wind is still:
Holaday and Hampton Poetry
Hampton Livestock Commission Co.
FC 11 H-39
5
The Holaday & Hampton Poet (Bruce Kiskaddon)
They Get By
Cold weather is tough on the hosses and cows. When the grass is snowed under they take to the browse.
Holaday and Hampton Poetry
Hampton Livestock Commission Co.
FC 11 H-39
6
The Holaday & Hampton Poet (Bruce Kiskaddon)
Bring Him In
When some folks git to wranglin' a paster, they git sorter careless you know.
Holaday and Hampton Poetry
Hampton Livestock Commission Co.
FC 11 H-39
7
The Holaday & Hampton Poet (Bruce Kiskaddon)
A Cow in Distress
There ain't nothin' new nor there ain't nothin' strange to a feller that's ridin' a lot on the range.
Holaday and Hampton Poetry
Hampton Livestock Commission Co.
FC 11 H-39
8
The Holaday & Hampton Poet (Bruce Kiskaddon)
Team Work
Two hosses that are right good friends, will often stand turned end fer end
Holaday and Hampton Poetry
Hampton Livestock Commission Co.
FC 11 H-39
9
The Holaday & Hampton Poet (Bruce Kiskaddon)
The Twister
Then men that twist bronches may sometimes git rough but look at the hosses they break.
Holaday and Hampton Poetry
Hampton Livestock Commission Co.
FC 11 H-39
11
The Holaday & Hampton Poet (Bruce Kiskaddon)
Lettin' Off Steam
Some people think it's lots of fun to come and say hello.
Holaday and Hampton Poetry
Hampton Livestock Commission Co.
FC 11 H-39
12
The Holaday & Hampton Poet (Bruce Kiskaddon)
Tailin' 'Em Up
It's a sorter surprise when a old cow gits down. Fer she doesn't look like she would weigh twenty pound.
Holaday and Hampton Poetry
Hampton Livestock Commission Co.
FC 11 H-39
13
The Holaday & Hampton Poet (Bruce Kiskaddon)
Movin' Beef
Movin' a beef herd through the snow. Cattle are fat and travellin' slow.
Holaday and Hampton Poetry
Hampton Livestock Commission Co.
FC 11 H-39
14
The Holaday & Hampton Poet (Bruce Kiskaddon)
The Killers
This sort of a think makes a man want to fight. It's the way of the world, but you know it ain't right.
Holaday and Hampton Poetry
Hampton Livestock Commission Co.
FC 11 H-39
15
The Holaday & Hampton Poet (Bruce Kiskaddon)
He Pulled Away
Do you ever remember some hoss that you rode? A gentle old critter you thought that you knowed.
Holaday and Hampton Poetry
Hampton Livestock Commission Co.
FC 11 H-39
16
The Holaday & Hampton Poet (Bruce Kiskaddon)
Wolves
A wolf, most every where he goes, will use his eyes and ears and nose.
Holaday and Hampton Poetry
Hampton Livestock Commission Co.
FC 11 H-39
17
The Holaday & Hampton Poet (Bruce Kiskaddon)
Panicky
When a feller is chasin' young hosses he has to use plenty of sense.
Holaday and Hampton Poetry
Hampton Livestock Commission Co.
FC 11 H-39
18
The Holaday & Hampton Poet (Bruce Kiskaddon)
Cow Geography
He mebby might be drawin' maps or showin' him a brand.
Holaday and Hampton Poetry
Hampton Livestock Commission Co.
FC 11 H-39
19
The Holaday & Hampton Poet (Bruce Kiskaddon)
By the Dust
You jumped 'em up there on the mountain, you headed 'em out toward the flat.