FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Cut from the Same Leather
FC 11 C-05
47
Jo Casteel
Thank You, Lord
We thank you Lord, for Thy great work.
gratitude, nature, worry, handiwork of God, life
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
1
Arthur Chapman
Jim Bridger
All carelessly we travel o'er the ways he trod alone.
Jim Bridger, frontier
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
2
Arthur Chapman
The Hoss of Pecos Doyle
Now this is the tale of Pecos Doyle, of bad men quite the worst.
Pecos Doyle, badman, thirst, barroom, Boot Hill, shooting, loyalty, horse
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
4
Arthur Chapman
The Legend of the Sagebrush
When the Master Workman had done his task.
Creator, sagebrush, prairie
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
5
Arthur Chapman
Journalism in Cactus Center
Down here in Cactus Center we ain't much on splittin' hairs.
reporter, journalism, rustling, words, newspaper, press, slang
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
7
Arthur Chapman
Mother West
There is a mother, legend runs, of mothers quite the best.
West, home
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
8
Arthur Chapman
Graduation Day in Cactus Center
The sharp who was expected to address our graduates missed the stage.
advice, graduation, kindness, life, education
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
10
Arthur Chapman
Classic Dancing in Cactus Center
Down here in Cactus Center we have lived a life apart.
dance, aesthetics, distractions
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
14
Arthur Chapman
The Call
Some men must follow the sea, and some must follow the plough.
choices, occupation
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
15
Arthur Chapman
The Heart-Gift
Deep in the heart of the hills I slumbered.
marble, mountains, Lincoln Memorial
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
17
Arthur Chapman
Daylight Saving in Cactus Center
Down here in Cactus Center we believe in savin' time.
daylight, time, daylight savings
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
20
Arthur Chapman
Cactus Center and the Census
Down here in Cactus Center we've been hearin' cities roar.
census, population
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
22
Arthur Chapman
Cactus Center Learns Something
Down here in Cactus Center we are bogged in puzzlement.
fashion, clothes, fur, style, school marm, clothing, school teacher
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
24
Arthur Chapman
Cactus Center's Semi-Centennial
We've been planning', here in Cactus, fer two months, or mebbe three.
celebration, anniversary, Founder's Day, floats, parade
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
26
Arthur Chapman
Easter in Cactus Center
You kin talk about your racin' with your horses neck and neck.
hat, bonnet, Easter
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
29
Arthur Chapman
Cactus Center's Marshal
We was troubled some in Cactus by a gent named Six-Gun Steve.
law, marshal, trust
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
31
Arthur Chapman
Discipline in Cactus Center
We welcome folks in Cactus if they've got an honest lay.
correspondence school, scam, fake
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
33
Arthur Chapman
Cactus Center's War Talk
Down here in Cactus Center we was called on by a gent.
preparedness, armament, war
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
35
Arthur Chapman
Polo in Cactus Center
Down here in Cactus Center we are allus up-to-date.
polo
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
37
Arthur Chapman
The Novelist in Cactus Center
We was visited, in Cactus, by a classic-featured gent.
novelist, writing, work
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
39
Arthur Chapman
Nature-Faking in Cactus Center
We pride ourselves, in Cactus, on our powers of reserve.
conservatism, lecturer, fake
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
40
Arthur Chapman
The Debate in Cactus Center
Down in Poker Bill's old 'dobe, we was talkin', gent to gent.
debate, President, employment, sheepmen, cattlemen
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
42
Arthur Chapman
Golf in Cactus Center
We was propped against the 'dobe of that joint o' Poker Bill's.
golf, tenderfoot, poker, frustration
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
44
Arthur Chapman
Cactus Center's Telephone Girl
There's a telephone in Cactus--it's a new, long-talk machine.
telephone operator, long-distance calls
Cactus Center Poems
FC 11 C-06
46
Arthur Chapman
The Peace Conference in Cactus Center
We've been visited in Cactus by a most smooth-spoken gent.
war, disarmament, peace, dupe