FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Cowboy Heart, Soul, and Humor
FC 11 F-20
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Doug Foshee
Christmas Spurs and Milk Pen Calves
When I was just a button, for Christmas I got Some spurs and some leggings. Boy, I was hot!! I thought bull riding would be kinda neat But I'd start on milk pen calves to accomplish my feat.
Cowboy Heart, Soul, and Humor
FC 11 F-20
47
Doug Foshee
The Blacksmith and the Schoolteacher
The blacksmith and the schoolteacher looked like they was head over heels in love. As they held hands any fool could tell they were star struck from up above. He was tall and slim and strong and spoke with a kinda bashful draw.
Cowboy Heart, Soul, and Humor
FC 11 F-20
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Doug Foshee
The Motto
When I was just a young kid all full of buck and bawl I hired out to be a cowboy 'cause I shore thought I knew it all. In my mind I could outdo all the older men and I was not shy to tell To everyone that would listen that I was tough as nails.
Cowboy Heart, Soul, and Humor
FC 11 F-20
53
Doug Foshee
The Real West
Roy Rogers and Gene Autry never sweated or got dirty. Their shiny boots and saddles, fancy shirts, and guitars, (and guns that never needed reloading) made cowboy life seem pretty.
Cowboy Heart, Soul, and Humor
FC 11 F-20
55
Doug Foshee
Some Confusion
Some folks believe they have the right to just "tell it like it is" Whenever and wherever to me it is a quiz. Anything coming from their mouth to them it is OK. Why should they ever worry about what THEY might have to say?
Cowboy Heart, Soul, and Humor
FC 11 L-36
57
Doug Foshee
Spurs and Bicycles
Now spurs is a great invention for cueing horses and such But when it comes to riding bicycles they don't bring about much luck. The story I'm fixin' to tell you was told to me as true, So if it was a windy, then a windy I'll be telling you.
Cowboy Heart, Soul, and Humor
FC 11 F-20
61
Doug Foshee
My Early Morning Wake-up Call
We saddled up just before sunrise to make ourselves a drive. That special time of morning when everything seems to come alive.
Cowboy Heart, Soul, and Humor
FC 11 F-20
63
Doug Foshee
Cowboy Garden
When my wife and me got married in the year of '85 She wanted me to plow and plant a garden, which to me came as a big surprise. Why, don't that gal know I'm a cowboy and a plow don't fit my hands?
Cowboy Heart, Soul, and Humor
FC 11 F-20
65
Doug Foshee
Time Stands Still
The first time I saw that young lady she was facing away from me. Atop her long blonde hair sat a Stetson hat. She wore some tight fittin' jeans.
Cowboy Heart, Soul, and Humor
FC 11 F-20
67
Doug Foshee
He Had a Way With Horses
The first time that I met him he'd just turned eight-one. The creases in his face and his weathered hands showed he had seen the rise and set of many a sun.
Cowboy Heart, Soul, and Humor
FC 11 F-20
69
Doug Foshee
An Old Cowboy's Wish
My steps are a little slower. My shoulders droop a little lower. My eyes have seen things That make my heart sing.
Cowboy Heart, Soul, and Humor
FC 11 F-20
71
Doug Foshee
A Cowboy Morning
When old Coosie banged on the bell about 4:30 today I said to myself, "My gosh, I just now hit the hay!!" To pull the covers up and stay in my bedroll would sure be grand But yesterday the foreman had already laid out a plan
Cowboy Heart, Soul, and Humor
FC 11 F-20
73
Doug Foshee
Starting the Day
I awoke to the smell of bacon frying on this, another day And I listened to the others stirring and what they had to say.
Cowboy Heart, Soul, and Humor
FC 11 F-20
75
Doug Foshee
Why are We here?
It had been a long hard day and the branding and working the calves was finally done. After supper we sat on the porch when all of a sudden a question was asked by my son. "Dad," he asked, "Why do you reckon that we've been put here to spend our time on this old earth?
Cowboy Heart, Soul, and Humor
FC 11 F-20
77
Doug Foshee
The Drought
Several years ago the circuit preacher rode into our little town. Instead of a warm welcome he was just met with a bunch of frowns. "Why are you so glum and sad on this God's glorious day?"
Cowboy Heart, Soul, and Humor
FC 11 F-20
79
Doug Foshee
His Church
His Church is more than just a building where people come and sit To gossip with the other folks and show how their new clothes fit. His church is God's holy place where believers sing and pray
Cowboy Heart, Soul, and Humor
FC 11 F-20
81
Doug Foshee
Are there Dogs and Horses in Heaven?
As I sat on my porch last night thinking about all the things that go on in this life, The good and the bad, the happy and sad, and our joys and struggles and strife.
Cowboy Heart, Soul, and Humor
FC 11 F-20
83
Doug Foshee
God's Holy Place
As I gaze out over the moutains, I feel I'm in God's Holy Place. The sights, the sounds, the cool fresh breeze brings a smile to my old weathered face.
Some Cowboy Poems
FC 11 S-70
1
J.I. Slinger
A Cowboy Poem
Well, I never thought of trying, at first, To compost some of that Cowboy Verse, Until I rode up to Lubbock one time.. .And met some ol' cowboys- When they talked, why they rhymed
Some Cowboy Poems
FC 11 S-70
2
J.I. Slinger
The Cowboy's Clothes
Some Greenhorns think that a cowboy's clothes, are all that way for show, And when I hear 'em snickerin', I realize they just don't know. . .
Some Cowboy Poems
FC 11 S-70
5
J.I. Slinger
The Irish Cowboy
There once was a cowboy who hailed from The Irish town of Downpatric. When asked to recite a poem by the firelight He invariably came up with a Limeric.
The Down to Earth Collection
FC 11 S-71
7
Mike Sweet
Dads Need Hugs Too
Now that I'm all grown up and think of my Dad. . .I am filled with the good times, just can't remember any bad.
Some Cowboy Poems
FC 11 S-70
6
J.I. Slinger
The Danger of Cowboy Poetry
Well, Jake was a likeable sort of a guy, Always was a pretty good man. . .'til he went to one of them poetry things, And decided he'd just try his hand
The Down to Earth Collection
FC 11 S-71
8
Mike Sweet
Superior Country
Far away from the city's maddening crowds and noisy roar there's a place called cow country running from shore to shore.
The Down to Earth Collection
FC 11 S-71
11
Mike Sweet
Buried Treasure
I returned one day in search of the treasure, buried here some 40 years ago. Hadn't been here in so long I needed to feel the past before I could go.