FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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Walk Ah Mile in My Bones

FC 11 L-4

Bill Lowman

Cowboy Defector

A TV commercial was say'n eat lessmeat 'n ya won't have the grief And me, I'm here raise'n cattle and feed'n out ah pen ah fat beef Whole wheat bread, bran flakes and beans they recommend for less risk of cancer

Walk Ah Mile in My Bones

FC 11 L-4

Bill Lowman

Rancher's Oath

If yer calvin' heifers, friends, this is no doubt old advice For servin' stuffed turkey on Easter should never happen twice our heifers count was __ and troubles ran ah many

Walk Ah Mile in My Bones

FC 11 L-4

Bill Lowman

Ideal Tractor

The tractor of the fifties was an International "M" with an F-1- loader, whcih now they all condemn Then came the 40-10, and it's twin the 40-20 John Deere's pride and joy, and darn sure worth the money

Walk Ah Mile in My Bones

FC 11 L-4

Bill Lowman

Cowboy Poet Tracks

At Christmas openin' presents, much to my surprise was a silver belly Stetson, in a favorable size An asset of this nature, ranks high in my life Given my none other, than my one and only wife

Walk Ah Mile in My Bones

FC 11 L-4

Bill Lowman

Mu'Ammar the Coyote

Ol' Mu'Ammar the coyote was an ornery sort of cuss With is terror he spread ah scare Causin' quite ah fuss He's ah ruthless sorta coward with tactics that are cheap Eats alive ah calf,

Walk Ah Mile in My Bones

FC 11 L-4

Bill Lowman

Cowboy's Mate

Now that she's at her mothers it's fittin' to reflect on the time When your ranchin' becomes more important and your marriage don't seem to quite rhyme For there's times I've pushed her past center in a contract of give and take

Walk Ah Mile in My Bones

FC 11 L-4

Bill Lowman

Ah Cowboy and His Love

While ridin' to ah friends one day he passed by ah swimmin' hole For what he saw before his eyes he damn near swallowed his Skoal Ah peekin' through the leaves he couldn't believe what he saw

Walk Ah Mile in My Bones

FC 11 L-4

Bill Lowman

Trust Dogs an' Horses

She ran off with a trucker back in sixty five Left him an' them three young'ens on the ranch there to survive When that little fling was through he'd heard she'd moved around

Walk Ah Mile in My Bones

FC 11 L-4

Bill Lowman

Devil's Death Trap

We contracted the calves in August November eighth was set for the weigh As time wound down we tucked in the corners an' just held them from going astray

Walk Ah Mile in My Bones

FC 11 L-4

Bill Lowman

Child of Gender

Oh come, my child of gender of flesh and blood and creed In your eyes your heart is longing as you meander through life's tweed For months go by that I am gone

Walk Ah Mile in My Bones

FC 11 L-4

Bill Lowman

The Valley of the Tongue

There were several veteran gossips set around ah table rung They were talkin' 'bout all others in the Valley of the tongue they stayed way past the deadline of when their tongues grow sore

Walk Ah Mile in My Bones

FC 11 L-4

Bill Lowman

Two Empty Saddles

T'was the fall before their wedding, he went and leased a place Then that March they were united, together the world to face They married there on horseback, side by side and tree to tree And promised to each other,

Walk Ah Mile in My Bones

FC 11 L-4

Bill Lowman

Hello Lord

Hello, Lord - it's good ta see you!! Naw- I ain't been far away Baled hay before the sun up for a neighbor who I owed some pay I've always been able to meet you here in this valley of badlands' hue On my favorite old gray

Walk Ah Mile in My Bones

FC 11 L-4

Bill Lowman

Pick My Own Friends

As ah cowboy on earth as each day begins I reserve the right to pick my own friends Te right to be choosey the right to be free The right to be different

Walk Ah Mile in My Bones

Bill Lowman

FC 11 L-4

Lane Lorado Lowman

I Think God Must Be a Cowboy at Heart

Well, I wonder if God likes country music will there be a placec for me if I make it there Are those pearly gates gloomy and rusty or are they polished with great care Does He run quarter horses and Angus cattle

Horse Tracks

FC 11 K-30

E.J. Kirchoff

Not Always Quite That Way

This feller's always braggin' Of the things that were 'back Home'. said,, 'Never found its equal Since I started in to roam. I've been a lot of places. Seen how different things were did. But there's no place can equal

Horse Tracks

FC 11 K-30

E.J. Kirchoff

Stuck

One mornin' I woke up to find The snow was piled deep. Two foot had settled in the night While I was fast asleep. That day I had to go to town Regardless of the snow.

Horse Tracks

FC 11 K-30

E.J. Kirchoff

A Long Winter

We'd had a quite a bit of snow Come early in the fall. Joe said, "This has been the longest Any winter I recall. Already now I've fed more hay Than any year before. If spring don't come in early

Horse Tracks

FC 11 K-30

E.J. Kirchoff

Wrong Way

We're there in Wilbur's stable Gabbin' some like fellers will. Old Smokey Jones and Deacon, Me and Wilbur and old Bill. Old Deacon says, "this drinkin' is a thing I can't condone.

Horse Tracks

FC 11 K-30

E.J. Kirchoff

Always Climbs Over

At one time Old Bil had a gate With hinges that went bad. And so he fixed it on the spot With what repairs he had. We'd had a wind storm in the night That blew the gate ajar

Horse Tracks

FC 11 K-30

E.J. Kirchoff

Had to Ride the Sucker

Old Smokey Jones said, "This was back Some number years ago when buckin' horses found Old Bill Was mighty hard to throw.. Old bill could really fan a bronc

Horse Tracks

FC 11 K-30

E.J. Kirchoff

Have You the Time

We're there in Wilbur's stable Gabbin' some of this and that. Old Smokey Jones said, "Wilbur, Seems you're puttin on some fat. That wife of yours is either Feedin' you too much to eat.

Horse Tracks

FC 11 K-30

E.J. Kirchoff

He Who Blows His Knows

This feller's long on braggin' Of the knowledge that he's got. On any subject mentioned Thinks he's really pretty hot. He likes to hog the floor and Was the kind that knowed it all.

Horse Tracks

FC 11 K-30

E.J. Kirchoff

Lazy Wind

We're up around the Darby Peaks. Fall roundup's under way. And there's a cold, old icy wind A-blowin' every day. Those granite peaks are covered with A shift of early snow.

Horse Tracks

FC 11 K-30

E.J. Kirchoff

Another Storm

Old horse, it's done it once again. A wind storm in the night. And mornin' found a battered world That's sure a sorry sight. The rain and hail come down in sheets. Lightning and thunder, too.