FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Tangled Up In The West
FC 11 H-50
12
David Haskell
Bearings, Belts and Chains
"Bearings, belts, and cahins, there's really nothing to it. And without power from a "PTO," she'll just sit."
Tangled Up In The West
FC 11 H-50
13
David Haskell
Throw Your Shears Away
The farmer hired me to prune his orchard, His back couldn't stretch from the ladders anymore.
Tangled Up In The West
FC 11 H-50
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David Haskell
Amerco's Shovel
I meet Amerco at the San Jose airport. We were smoking squirrels on public land. All day we worked next to the bean fields. A young buck and this old ranch hand.
Tangled Up In The West
FC 11 H-50
17
David Haskell
The Sanchez Brothers
The younger brother had come for his pay check. Saturday was usually payday at the Sanchez Ranch.
Tangled Up In The West
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David Haskell
Cut Them All Down
Let the bankers, the wood cutters come, And fight over the crumbs. Taxes are the only thing these trees can grow.
Tangled Up In The West
FC 11 H-50
21
David Haskell
The Lakay
Maximo was a simple man. He made his living working with the land. But he had lived a ful life. You could see it in his hands.
Tangled Up In The West
FC 11 H-50
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David Haskell
My First Voyage On The Golden Bear
It was a foggy morning at the harbor, When I saw the "Help Wanted" sign. "Navigator Trainee Wanted," It was an offer I couldn't decline.
Tangled Up In The West
FC 11 H-50
27
David Haskell
A "Friendly" Game Of Registration
My co-workers have always taunted me. They said I didn't know how to play. "Seven Card Stud" registration poker, Until that game before Labor Day.
Tangled Up In The West
FC 11 H-50
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David Haskell
The Gadfly
The gadfly buzzes around the animal's face, With an irritating sound, hoping to be heard.
Tangled Up In The West
FC 11 H-50
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David Haskell
Mary The Magician
She can translate any hieroglyphic, Into something really terrific. And she can track down, The missing pronoun.
Tangled Up In The West
FC 11 H-50
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David Haskell
Arun The Magnificant
Arun the Magnificent has performed for 36 years. His high wire walking can make your heart stop.
Tangled Up In The West
FC 11 H-50
33
David Haskell
Jumping John
Jumpin John was a bareback rider. He performed his horseback stunts with pride.
Tangled Up In The West
FC 11 H-50
34
David Haskell
Bachelor Jon
He is a man with morals and integrity, He has never drank a "lite" beer in his life!
Tangled Up In The West
FC 11 H-50
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David Haskell
Guillermo
Guillermo was a cowboy, And of this there was no doubt.
Tangled Up In The West
FC 11 H-50
41
David Haskell
Man's Best Friend
Well, it was my first month on the job, So how could I have known?
Tangled Up In The West
FC 11 H-50
44
David Haskell
Idle Hands Are The Devil's Workshop
They said the farmer missed his morning coffee, Everyday at the cafe this week.
Tangled Up In The West
FC 11 H-50
47
David Haskell
New Business Isn't Always Good Business
Now the pesticide salesman, He has a "tough row to hoe."
Tangled Up In The West
FC 11 H-50
49
David Haskell
Tangled Up In The West
When grandpa cleared the sage a hundred years ago, He said, "It was harder to train cows back then."
Tangled Up In The West
FC 11 H-50
52
David Haskell
Forty-Mile An Hour Alfalfa
I still wonder what my old man was thinking. Why he bought this ground at the bottom of a crease.
Tangled Up In The West
FC 11 H-50
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David Haskell
5UD2
Now my uncle-in-law was a generous man. He gave us a tractor when he passed away.
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David Haskell
Old Man Leverage
A deal is made, the check is signed. The new owner has paid a reasonable price.
Tangled Up In The West
FC 11 H-50
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David Haskell
You Can't Farm With An Aerostar
I bought this piece of ground ten years ago, To build some city boy dreams.
Poems Mostly Cowboy
FC 11 N-16
1
Dick Nichols
A Job Well Done
His spurs and hat hang on the wall His boots sit on the floor, They are waiting, always ready, But he won't need them any more.
Poems Mostly Cowboy
FC 11 N-16
2
Dick Nichols
To Mom
They count success in terms of wealth With gleaming mounds of gold, Of fertile fields of golden grain Stretching on for miles untold.
Poems Mostly Cowboy
FC 11 N-16
4
Dick Nichols
This One Is For You
I have written several poems Some are good and some are bad, I wrote one about my Mother And one about my Dad.