FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Composer
Call #
Pages
Author
Poem Title
First Lines
Keywords
Cowboy Poetry: A Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-14
14
S. Omar Barker
Bear Ropin' Buckaroo
Now ropin' bears (says Uncle Sid) is sure a heap of fun.
Cowboy Poetry: A Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-14
15
S. Omar Barker
Jack Potter's Courtin'
Now young Jack Potter was a man who knowed the ways of steers.
Cowboy Poetry: A Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-14
17
Larry Chittendon
The Cowboys' Christmas Ball
Way out in western Texas, where the Clear Fork's waters flow.
Cowboy Poetry: A Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-14
19
T.J. McCoy
Alkali Pete Hits Town
Clear the trail, you short-horn pilgrims, hunt your hole or climb a tree.
Cowboy Poetry: A Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-14
21
anonymous
Silver Jack
I was on the drive in eighty, working under Silver Jack.
Cowboy Poetry: A Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-14
23
Eugene Ware
The Blizzard
The fiddler was improvising.
Cowboy Poetry: A Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-14
26
Anonymous
Windy Bill
Windy Bill was a Texas boy.
Cowboy Poetry: A Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-14
28
D.J. O'Malley
D-2 Horse Wrangler
One day I thought I'd have some fun.
Cowboy Poetry: A Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-14
30
James Barton Adams
The Cowboy's Dance Song
Now you can't expect a cowboy to agitate his shanks.
Cowboy Poetry: A Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-14
32
Bruce Kiskaddon
That Little Blue Roan
Most all of you boy shave rode hosses like that.
Cowboy Poetry: A Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-14
34
Bruce Kiskaddon
When They've Finished Shipping Cattle in the Fall
Though you're not exactly blue.
Cowboy Poetry: A Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-14
38
Bruce Kiskaddon
The Cowboy's Dream
A cowboy and his trusty pal.
Cowboy Poetry: A Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-14
42
Bruce Kiskaddon
The Old Night Hawk
I am up tonight in the pinnacles bold.
Cowboy Poetry: A Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-14
47
Henry Herbert Knibbs
Boomer Johnson
Now Mr. Boomer Johnson was a gettin' old in spots.
Cowboy Poetry: A Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-14
49
anonymous
Murph and McClop
It was a late afternoon in a cow town saloon.
Cowboy Poetry: A Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-14
52
anonymous
Silver Bells and Golden Spurs
Twas a mining town called Golden Gulch.
Cowboy Poetry: A Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-14
55
anonymous
Hell in Texas
The devil in Hades we're told was chained.
Cowboy Poetry: A Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-14
57
Curley Fletcher
The Strawberry Roan
I'm a-layin' around, just spendin' muh time.
Cowboy Poetry: A Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-14
59
Curley Fletcher
The Flyin' Outlaw
Come gather `round me, cowboys.
Cowboy Poetry: A Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-14
65
Curley Fletcher
The Cowboy's Prayer
Out on the western prairies.
Cowboy Poetry: A Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-14
69
Badger Clark
A Cowboy's Prayer
Oh Lord, I've never lived where churches grow.
Cowboy Poetry: A Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-14
70
Nyle A. Henderson
Bueno, Which in Spanish Means Good
Stick around now and I'll tell ya one more.
Cowboy Poetry: A Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-14
72
Nyle A. Henderson
How Many Cows?
A fella from town stopped by the other day.
Cowboy Poetry: A Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-14
74
Carlos Ashley
Ol' Edgar Martin
I seen Ol' Edgar Martina-ridin 'by jus now.
Cowboy Poetry: A Gathering
Hal Cannon
FC 11 C-14
76
Georgie Sicking
To be a Top Hand
When I was a kid and doing my best to.