FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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Cowboy: A Roundup of Verse

FC 11 C-17

J.T. Crozier

Old Dan's Asleep

I've seen lots of country between them two ears.

friendship, sadness, tribute, horse, death

Cowboy: A Roundup of Verse

FC 11 C-17

J.T. Crozier

The Kid Who Rode Double Aught

I was back of the chute sunpacking my gear.

twister, bull, beast, mean animal, strength, challenge, victory, fight, revenge

Cowboy: A Roundup of Verse

FC 11 C-17

J.T. Crozier

Pair Of Boots

There's a pair of boots that's sittin'.

rodeo, grave, death, fame, pride, bragging, drinking

Cowboy: A Roundup of Verse

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J.T. Crozier

My Old Cowboy Hat

The folks are both gone now, their house will be sold.

age, youth, memories, boyhood

Cowboy: A Roundup of Verse

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J.T. Crozier

Rope a Norther, My Son

My daddy was a rancher over the Western slope.

land, nature, respect, hope, fate, death, heartbreak, dad, north wind

Cowboy: A Roundup of Verse

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J.T. Crozier

Halter Broke

Old Billy Dale was just a 'poke.

women, widow, wedding

Cowboy: A Roundup of Verse

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J.T. Crozier

Success

Old Jeb he was a cowpoke, best I ever saw.

rodeo, star, JC Penney, model, fashion, alcoholic

Cowboy: A Roundup of Verse

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J.T. Crozier

American Tragedy

The rain clouds lie wet and heavy.

nature, land, memories, boyhood, debt, partner, depression

Cowboy: A Roundup of Verse

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J.T. Crozier

Justice

"Dead to rights they got him," said the town drunk on the street.

gallows, murder, punishment

Cowboy: A Roundup of Verse

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J.T. Crozier

A Little Hope

There's a ridge that's runnin' somewhere.

truth, disappointment, hope, God

Cowboy: A Roundup of Verse

FC 11 C-17

J.T. Crozier

Images

Ever watched.

nature, ghosts, fog, mysterious

Cowboy: A Roundup of Verse

FC 11 C-17

J.T. Crozier

Last of the Platoon

There's a tavern in Kentucky, a table by the wall.

Billy Pierce, disabled, friendship, war, bond

Cowboy: A Roundup of Verse

FC 11 C-17

J.T. Crozier

Keep On Keeping On

The roof on the barn is still saggin'.

hardship, poverty, money, ranching, endurance

Cowboy: A Roundup of Verse

FC 11 C-17

J.T. Crozier

Dreaming

It's a good two miles from the line shack.

imaginations, hero, success, fortune, reality

Cowboy: A Roundup of Verse

FC 11 C-17

J.T. Crozier

Singing Wind

I hear you from the mountains.

nature, memories, sound

Cowboy: A Roundup of Verse

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J.T. Crozier

To Reminisce

There's no market for old men like me.

age, memories, experience, advice

Cowboy: A Roundup of Verse

FC 11 C-17

J.T. Crozier

Gunfighter's Eyes

James Butler Hickock was the man they called "Wild Bill."

law, outlaw, poker, Jack McCall, coward

Cowboy: A Roundup of Verse

FC 11 C-17

J.T. Crozier

Princess

Princess, honey, this is John.

bills, expenses, woman, money

Cowboy: A Roundup of Verse

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J.T. Crozier

I'll Stay Here a While

He wore a pair of wranglers.

romance, courting, dance, fun, celebration, anniversary, courtship

Cowboy: A Roundup of Verse

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J.T. Crozier

I Like It Out There

I like it out here where the wind blows fast.

silence, nature, prairie

Cowboy: A Roundup of Verse

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J.T. Crozier

Some Women are Born to Love Losers

Some women spend their whole lifetime.

inferiority, superiority, wrong choices

Cowboy: A Roundup of Verse

FC 11 C-17

J.T. Crozier

Ballad of the General's Star

I happened to be drivin' down from Billings to Shoshone.

old man, Rafter Three, life story, Big Horn Creek, Dusty's Cowboy Bar, whisky, troopers, ghost star, George Custer, fooled, cheated, luck

Pardners

FC 11 C-18

Jo Casteel

About Eggs

This cowboy rarely leaves the shack.

eggs, chickens, foodways

Pardners

FC 11 C-18

Jo Casteel

My Dad and I

My Dad he says I'm growin', and a fine man I soon'll be.

father, son, values, childhood, children, heritage, family, teaching

Pardners

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Jo Casteel

Bureaucracy

They say I'm not efficient.

paperwork, record keeping, statistics, banks, government, red tape