FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Saddle Pals
FC 11 S-56
44
A Letter from Home Sweet Home
Out on a western ranch one night I met a reckless crew
Saddle Pals
FC 11 S-56
45
Sam Bass
Sam Bass was born in Indiana, it was his native home.
Saddle Pals
FC 11 S-56
46
Night Herding Song
Oh slow up, dogies, quit your roving round, you have wandered and trampled all over the ground;
A Range Rider's Prayer
FC 11 W-27
Bill Wood
A Range Riders' Prayer
O' Lord, grant that I may soon ride again to the far side of the horizon.
Poster with poem on it. 19 July 1983. OUT FOR REPAIR
Cowboy Poetry: The Gathering
FC 11 W-28
17
Michael Whitaker
The Gathering
They pulled the chuck wagon by the creek, unhitched and watered up the team.
Cowboy Poetry: The Gathering
FC 11 W-28
20
Michael Whitaker
A Cold December Day
The frost lays across the ground and the moon hides behind the trees.
Cowboy Poetry: The Gathering
FC 11 W-28
23
Michael Whitaker
Side Pork and Baked Beans
The ol' Dutch Oven is hangin' with ease, big chunks of side pork floatin' in beans
Cowboy Poetry: The Gathering
FC 11 W-28
25
Michael Whitaker
Saddle 'Em Up
The cattle are grazin' on the high upper range.
Cowboy Poetry: The Gathering
FC 11 W-28
28
Michael Whitaker
Morning Bells
The creek stumbles cross the rocks.
Cowboy Poetry: The Gathering
Cowboy Poetry: The Gathering
FC 11 W-28
31
Michael Whitaker
Something About Mornin'
There's somethin' about mornin' that's hard to explain.
Cowboy Poetry: The Gathering
FC 11 W-28
34
Michael Whitaker
Desert Wind
The wind blew across this forbidden land, the dust was powder dry.
Cowboy Poetry: The Gathering
FC 11 W-28
36
Michael Whitaker
Mountain Storm
The snow capped mountains turn black as night, through it is the middle of the day
Cowboy Poetry: The Gathering
FC 11 W-28
38
Michael Whitaker
Out of Time
He's tall and skinny, as skinny can get.
Cowboy Poetry: The Gathering
FC 11 W-28
40
Michael Whitaker
A Cowboy's Way
Conversation is not his preferable trait.
Cowboy Poetry: The Gathering
FC 11 W-28
46
Michael Whitaker
Whisky Creek
We went for a high country ride where the air is crisp and clear.
Cowboy Poetry: The Gathering
FC 11 W-28
49
Michael Whitaker
Trail Ends
The rocks and the cliffs hang over this head.
Cowboy Poetry: The Gathering
FC 11 W-28
52
Michael Whitaker
A Quiet Understanding
They say that when he was young this gift first came to light.
Cowboy Poetry: The Gathering
FC 11 W-28
55
Michael Whitaker
Cowboy Poet
The morning sun warms up the air left over from the night.
Cowboy Poetry: The Gathering
FC 11 W-28
59
Michael Whitaker
Hillside Serenade
Stumbled down a hillside, see, my horse had come up lame.
Cowboy Poetry: The Gathering
FC 11 W-28
61
Michael Whitaker
Swallerin' Pride
Tabacky was a way of life when I was just a kid.
Cowboy Poetry: The Gathering
FC 11 W-28
64
Michael Whitaker
Red Rock Passage
The shadows long upon the day the day slows to an end.
Cowboy Poetry: The Gathering
FC 11 W-28
66
Michael Whitaker
A Touch of Color
It's been quite a while since I've ridden for miles.
Cowboy Poetry: The Gathering
FC 11 W-28
69
Michael Whitaker
Ike Mathers
The mornin' sun rose, the sky was clear, the mountain flowers covered that ground.
Cowboy Poetry: The Gathering
FC 11 W-28
73
Michael Whitaker
Warm Side
The frost scatters cross the mountain trail.
Cowboy Poetry: The Gathering
FC 11 W-28
76
Michael Whitaker
Shorty
I know this cowboy who just lives down the road.