FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Riding the Range With Floyd
FC 11 O-09
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Floyd Oyhus
Cowboy Romance
Listen and I'll tell you Of how the West was won. How the cowboys won their ladies And just how it was done. Now this rancher had a daughter
Riding the Range With Floyd
FC 11 O-09
11
Floyd Oyhus
The Cowboy and the Dentist
The cowboy awoke with a toothache, Like he'd never had before. He moaned and groaned and held his jaw As he restlessly paced the floor. I'll have to go to that dentist,
Riding the Range With Floyd
FC 11 O-09
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Floyd Oyhus
Brands
When I was a lady of twenty-four, The country was full of brands galore. From the old HT to the Open A, The open range had many a stray. You'd see a new brand then go take a look;
Riding the Range With Floyd
FC 11 O-09
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Floyd Oyhus
The Stub-Horned Steer
It was getting late in the springtime, I'll never forget the year. When this small brockle-faced heifer, Gave birth to this stub-horned steer.
Riding the Range With Floyd
FC 11 O-09
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Floyd Oyhus
Strawberry Blond
I was laying around town, just a feeling plumb fine; Looking for gals who were rich and had time. When up steps a fellow and says, "I suppose, You're a womanizer by the looks of your clothes."
Riding the Range With Floyd
FC 11 O-09
19
Floyd Oyhus
Charlie
He came out here from the East, To work on this ranch in the hills. He wanted to get the experience And know all the thrills and spills. He took part in all of the roundups, Be they big ones or small ones the same.
Riding the Range With Floyd
FC 11 O-09
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Floyd Oyhus
The Feeder Buyer
"We've got to get up early, Ma, That buyer comes tomorrow. If we don't take in some cash right quick, We're gonna have to borrow!"
Riding the Range With Floyd
FC 11 O-09
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Floyd Oyhus
The Dude's Education
He came from down East in New Jersey, And tho't he'd like to be tough. But the way that he rode, And the way that he strode - Never seemed to be quite good enough.
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FC 11 O-09
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Floyd Oyhus
Midnight Marauder
It was getting near Midnight, we were all bedded down; Pa in his long-johns, and Ma in her gown. When out at the henhouse, there arose such a chatter; They jumped from their beds, to see what was the matter.
Riding the Range With Floyd
FC 11 O-09
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Floyd Oyhus
The Cowboys Nightmare
When I was just a lad, a-growin up out west My father often said to me "Son, try to do your best!" "But there's a promise you must give, and one that you must keep Don't ever stoop so low as to go to herdin sheep!"
Riding the Range With Floyd
FC 11 O-09
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Floyd Oyhus
The Porcupine
Of all the beasts that roam the woods, Among the cottonwoods and pine, The strangest creature of them all, Is the lowly porcupine!
Riding the Range With Floyd
FC 11 O-09
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Floyd Oyhus
The Old Kickin' Tree (Saddle)
There's an old kickin' tree that hangs in the barn, Next to the old bronc stall, It's worn and weathered and beaten; The tales it could tell are tall.
Riding the Range With Floyd
FC 11 O-09
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Floyd Oyhus
Bachelors
Some folks think that all bachelors Are dirty, lazy and mean. But I know quite a few Who in my point of view, Are neat or halfway between. Some of them make a good living,
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FC 11 O-09
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Floyd Oyhus
The Cowboy's Joy Ride
"I'd like to fly a plane sometime," The cowboy said one day. "I'd like to climb above the clouds, And while the time awway! It looks so calm a nd peaceful.
Riding the Range With Floyd
FC 11 O-09
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Floyd Oyhus
The Cowboy at the Cattle Sale
A cowboy one day, Went out of his way, And stopped at a big Sales Barn. To see how well, The dogies would sell And maybe tell a few yarns.
Riding the Range With Floyd
FC 11 O-09
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Floyd Oyhus
Rattlesnakes
We tho't we heard a faint buzzing, And everyone left in a rush. If there's anything worse than a snake in the grass, It's a rattlesnake hid in the brush!
Riding the Range With Floyd
FC 11 O-09
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Floyd Oyhus
Animal Lovers
Well I'm a fellow that's not too old, Not really bad lookin' and not any too bold. But when I ask girls why we shouldn't be wed, There's always some critter that has to be fed.
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FC 11 O-09
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Floyd Oyhus
The Story Teller
He had a set of stories That no one could believe. You weren't supposed to smile or laugh Or ever try to leave. He was so deadly serious
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FC 11 O-09
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Floyd Oyhus
The Sheepherder's Dream
I herded sheep on many a range Till the folks all said I was acting strange. So I packed my gear and burned the shack; Then moved to town and never came back. I went in a bar and pulled out my money;
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FC 11 O-09
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Floyd Oyhus
The Auctioneer's Dilemma
This auctioneer was smooth as silk, When it came to pickin' bids; He was good at slickin' older folks, And a whiz at takin' kids!
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FC 11 O-09
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Floyd Oyhus
Bronc and Rider
The blaring band, the big parade, The preliminaries done; The saddle bronc's ar ein the chute, Their job has just begun.
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FC 11 O-09
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Floyd Oyhus
Custer's Last Campaign
It was the seventeenth of May in Seventy-Six, Custer left Fort Lincoln, the Indians to fix. He had lots of troops and plenty of guts, but later on they tho't he was nuts!
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FC 11 O-09
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Floyd Oyhus
Nevermore
It was getting close to winter, And I didn't have a hinter, Of how I'd keep the wolf from my front door! For I didn't have a hanker, To go and see my banker,
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FC 11 O-09
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Floyd Oyhus
Chasin Broomtails
We jumped the bunch on Ahs Coulee, And they headed for Mike's Creek Divide. We couldn't catch them on top So they dropped down the other side.
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FC 11 O-09
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Floyd Oyhus
Blessed Event Cowboy Style
It was getting on towards midnite, And I was thinkin' of the bed! But I grabbed my coat and flashlite And headed for the barn instead.