FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Sagebrush, Saddles and Spurs
FC 11 T-19
27
Hamilton Teichert
Skunks
A skunk is a stinker I want you to know. You smell his scent Where ever you go.
Sagebrush, Saddles and Spurs
FC 11 T-19
28
Hamilton Teichert
Ridin A Cutting Horse
Days work's done The fun's begun.
Sagebrush, Saddles and Spurs
FC 11 T-19
29
Hamilton Teichert
The Toy
When I was a little boy A lasso rope was my only toy, I had some good teachers.
Sagebrush, Saddles and Spurs
FC 11 T-19
30
Hamilton Teichert
Teichert Artifacts
Take a trip into the past. See tools from a delicate spoon To a moccasin last.
Sagebrush, Saddles and Spurs
FC 11 T-19
31
Hamilton Teichert
Cowboy Hat
When a cowboy puts on his hat He must feel like one cool cat.
Sagebrush, Saddles and Spurs
FC 11 T-19
33
Hamilton Teichert
The Handle Bar
On a little feller like that, it'd take 20 years or so Before the first fuzz would start to grow.
Sagebrush, Saddles and Spurs
FC 11 T-19
34
Hamilton Teichert
The Harness
The harness is made up of many separate parts It fits the horse used to pull wagons and carts.
Sagebrush, Saddles and Spurs
FC 11 T-19
36
Hamilton Teichert
The Hunting Party
What a hunting party they did have! They'd drink some booze, Then take a snooze.
Sagebrush, Saddles and Spurs
FC 11 T-19
38
Hamilton Teichert
Barrel Racing
Cottontail loved to barrel race. He'd run like a dog With a rabbit to chase.
Sagebrush, Saddles and Spurs
FC 11 T-19
39
Hamilton Teichert
The Saintly Cow Herd
My brother John and three of his sons, Matthew, Mark and Luke bought a herd of wild desert cattle.
Sagebrush, Saddles and Spurs
FC 11 T-19
42
Hamilton Teichert
Veterinary Science
Some folks will pull any kind of a caper Jut to get their name in the newspaper.
Sagebrush, Saddles and Spurs
FC 11 T-19
44
Hamilton Teichert
Cutting Horse
Cottontail was a cutting horse, His job was to head the cattle, of course.
Sagebrush, Saddles and Spurs
FC 11 T-19
45
Hamilton Teichert
The Skull
Looking at the skull of an old dead cow, Once it was much different than it is right now.
Sagebrush, Saddles and Spurs
FC 11 T-19
46
Hamilton Teichert
New Little Calves
New little calves, a baskin' in the sun Or runnin' and a playin', havin' lot's of fun.
Sagebrush, Saddles and Spurs
FC 11 T-19
47
Hamilton Teichert
Cowboys
Cowboys come in assorted kinds and different sizes. Some work on the ranch While others compete for rodeo prizes.
Sagebrush, Saddles and Spurs
FC 11 T-19
48
Hamilton Teichert
My Spurs
Spurs a hangin' on the wall In the old tack room Between my saddle and the stable broom.
Sagebrush, Saddles and Spurs
FC 11 T-19
49
Hamilton Teichert
Cleaning Up Our National Forests With Fire
Thoughts from an old Scout Master who taught boys how to build a fire with one match, without paper or lighter fluid.
Sagebrush, Saddles and Spurs
FC 11 T-19
50
Hamilton Teichert
My Little Cowboy
I see a little cowboy with a sloppy shirt And a pair of Levis all covered with dirt.
Sagebrush, Saddles and Spurs
FC 11 T-19
51
Hamilton Teichert
That Old Chair
There's an old chair a sittin' on the floor Halway between the table and the kitchen door.
Sagebrush, Saddles and Spurs
FC 11 T-19
52
Hamilton Teichert
Minerva K. Teichert -- My Mother
She could take a day studying The blue gray of the desert, As it sprawled from the black lava beds.
A Charlie Creek Christmas & Other Wint'ry Tales of the West
FC 11 G-38
7
D.W. Groethe
A Charlie Creek Christmas
It was Christmas in the Badlands An' the moon was a shinin' bright.
A Charlie Creek Christmas & Other Wint'ry Tales of the West
FC 11 G-38
15
D.W. Groethe
Christmas '95
Up high on this butte It's calm an' serene.
A Charlie Creek Christmas & Other Wintry' Tales of the West
FC 11 G-38
18
D.W. Groethe
'Twas a Fright Before Christmas or Snake Eye Saves the Day
It was gettin close to Christmas An' Jake was feelin' good Cause fer once in his ol' lifetime Things was caught up like they should.
A Charlie Creek Christmas & Other Wint'ry Tales of the West
FC 11 G-38
24
D.W. Groethe
Christmas '96
If you know me at all Then you know winters call Is not one that I answer right quick.
A Charlie Creek Christmas & Other Wint'ry Tales of the West
FC 11 G-38
27
D.W. Groethe
Jake An' the Elves or Big Doin's at the Lazy A
Christmas time was nearin' up At the pole 'twas a hectic place.