FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

The Poetry of 'Breaker' Morant

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Harry 'Breaker' Harbord Morant

A-shelling Peas

Now, all the world is green andbright Outside the latticed pane; The fields are decked with gold and white, And Spring has come again.

The Poetry of 'Breaker' Morant

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Harry 'Breaker' Harbord Morant

When Stock Go By

Ah me! how clearly they come back-- Those golden days of long ago, When down the droughty Bogan track Tom came with stock from Ivanhoe!

The Poetry of 'Breaker' Morant

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Harry 'Breaker' Harbord Morant

Butchered to Make a Dutchman's Holiday

In prison cell I sadly sit, A d____d crest-falled chappie! And own to you I feel a bit-- A little bit--unhappy!

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Hal Swift

Christmas is a Birthday Party

Christmast is a birthday party we celebrate every year. And happy invitations call our guests from far and near.

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Curley Fletcher

Drift Along Lonely Cowboy

In the far away Heavens in distant blue skies, High above in the bright gleaming sun, Is a heaven of rest, for hte Great Master's guest, When the Round-up on Earth is all done.

RU Lazy 2?

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A.G. Nelson

Sensitivity Training

My sister accused me, of all people, Of being insensitive to others' feelings; She says I needed sensitivity trainin', To make my demeanor more appealing.

RU Lazy 2?

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A.G. Nelson

Makin' The Ride

I've witnessed some interestin' rides, In my days of bein' a cowboy; But this one takes first place In the unusual style category!

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A.G. Nelson

A Simple Prayer

It's a simple question, We all ask from time to time; What kind of a person, Have I become in my prime?

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A.G. Nelson

The Chili Cookoff

Once upon a county fair, In the midst of the chili cookers; I was chosen as a taste test judge, Me and two other on-lookers.

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A.G. Nelson

The Greenhorn

Once upon a calvin' season, When things were real hot -n- heavy; I started out through the field In my old beat up one-ton chevy.

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A.G. Nelson

Methane Madness

It wasn't too many years ago, When this feller with multiple degrees; Wrote a down right nasty editorial, That got all the cowfolk buzzin' like bees.

RU Lazy 2?

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A.G. Nelson

Farrier School

It was a beautiful spring mornin', A nice setting for this truthful yarn; I had just gathered the remuda, And had headed them to the barn.

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A.G. Nelson

The Examination

To recount this here experience, Is almost too embarrassin' to mention; But I simply write this in hopes, That it will relieve someone's tension.

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A.G. Nelson

Colts and Sage Chickens

Throughout my life I've noticed, There are certain things that don't mix; Such as water in your motor oil, That leaves your engine in quite a fix.

RU Lazy 2?

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A.G. Nelson

Asserting Your Maleness

Ya see, I'm a progressive cowpoke, And am open to anything that ain't wrong; And I heard a seminar was being offered, That would make weak men more strong.

Those Drift'n Cowboy Ways

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Chuck Prentiss

The Camouflaged Rancher

The front page of the Rustler said, "Proposed Zoning Law Criticized" The reaction of the ranchers Has left me plum surprised

Those Drift'n Cowboy Ways

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Chuck Prentiss

Partly Cloudy

"Partly Cloudy," said the weather man, "and tonight the moon is full." I should have known this mornin' that was just a lot of bull I suppose above those storm clouds there really was a moon

Those Drift'n Cowboy Ways

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Chuck Prentiss

Cowgirl Teamwork

Now my wife's good friend Kathy Is a savior when I need a hand When I need inside informatioin She knows what my wife has planned Our wives have been known to use teamwork

Those Drift'n Cowboy Ways

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Chuck Prentiss

Black Friday

We all know turnin' 40 Can be a bitter pill It can give a girl a feelin' She just went over the hill So for your 40th birthday I'm writin' you this verse To make your birthday a happy one

Those Drift'n Cowboy Ways

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Chuck Prentiss

A Hard Lesson

One night Fernond slipped off to town As husbands sometimes do he wound up down at the Palace Bar And didn't get home till two Now, milkin' time comes early

Those Drift'n Cowboy Ways

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Chuck Prentiss

Bad Move

Early last spring about brandin' time I was workin' for the old slash cross We was all saddled and standin' around Just waitin' on Jim the boss We seen he was sort of stand-offish

Those Drift'n Cowboy Ways

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Chuck Prentiss

Quiet Tough

I've had fellers tell me, about what they knew How tough they was, and all they could do With most anything, they was close to the best but they didn't show much, when put to the test

Those Drift'n Cowboy Ways

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Chuck Prentiss

A Better Than Average Mom

Now some of us have not been blessed with a sister or a brother but each and every one of us has been blessed by having a mother Now my Mom has been a good one

Those Drift'n Cowboy Ways

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Chuck Prentiss

Stuck Truckin Buckaroo

I got out of Uncle Sam's Navy in nineteen and seventy-one I was tired of chipped beef and gravy and the sort of work we done I figured to go back punchin' cattle

The Last Roundup

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Wilbur P. Ball

First Roundups in Weld County

Prose: Cattle roundups became a part of Weld County history soon after the first big cattle drives passed the Pawnee Buttes on the Old Texas Trail, and up Crow Creek