FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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A-Movin' West
FC 11 B-70
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D.J Badger
My Celluloid Cowboy
He kissed his horse and rode away With streams of sunlight 'round his head. A lonely figure of a man condemned to solitude forever By some forgotten scribe, who went
A-Movin' West
FC 11 B-70
4
D.J Badger
Fancy Dan and His 44
Dan was young and handsome When he went into the store To buy hisself a target gun. He chose a forty four. He kept the gun a secret From his Dad and all his folks,
A-Movin' West
FC 11 B-70
7
D.J Badger
The Last Part of Growing Up
They sent him out alone that day to bring the herd on in. He took his slicker,, lunch, and rope and his old dog named Shin. The sound of hooves approaching, the creak of saddle leather, The silhouette on horseback came from out the misty weather.
A-Movin' West
FC 11 B-70
9
D.J Badger
Cowboy Grouch
I can't stand people, he said with a grin. They'll deal you out or they'll do you in. They'll move in too close with their dogs and kin And ruin the peace that always has bin.
A-Movin' West
FC 11 B-70
10
D.J Badger
Winter in our Cabin
They's underwear ahangin' on a peg above the fire. They's bean soup in a pot an' the bread's a rasin' higher. THe luscious smell of wet wool socks and wet dawg fills the air.
A-Movin' West
FC 11 B-70
12
D.J Badger
Merle's Old Bigfoot
The first time I saw him, that mule caught my eye. He laid back his ears and gave a big sigh. Standing out in the pasture, just munchin' on grass. Enjoying the freedom of those in his class.
A-Movin' West
FC 11 B-70
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D.J Badger
A Plug for My Dad
He didn't have a mother, or a father, too, I guess. And brothers, sisters, aunts and cuz were missing more or less. He had no fancy paper with a seal for all to see, No fancy duds nor rings nor watch.
A-Movin' West
FC 11 B-70
14
D.J Badger
Ma's Table
Hey, Ma, they's a stranger riding up on a horse. Ask him in? OK Ma. I'll ask him, of course. Set up to the table, please. Take any chair. THat's right , set down jest over there. We've always got plenty, and it's plain that we tell
A-Movin' West
FC 11 B-70
15
D.J Badger
Ride 'Em, Kid! Ride 'Em!
Right on a bend of the Salmon Is a mountain so steep and high The Indians called it White Bird, For its top reached up to the sky. Down in the valley on one side
A-Movin' West
FC 11 B-70
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D.J Badger
Summer at the Sale Yard
A sale yard in the winter's full of just the local folks-- The regulars, the buyers, treps and such. But when tourist season hits us, it affords us lotsa jokes, Not the least of which is one played on old Dutch.
A-Movin' West
FC 11 B-70
20
D.J Badger
Country
Don't that hay smell sweet to you At breakin' of the day? Don't that sun just warm yer bones When walkin' out the way? Don't them birds and chickens sound
A-Movin' West
FC 11 B-70
20
D.J Badger
Rodeo Cowboy
A cowboy's best pal is not his horse As some of you might think. And it's not the dog who shares his lunch, Or the man who buys his drink. It's not the gal who scrubs his back,
Rhymes Along the Way
FC 11 L-39
15
Robert L. Laumeyer
Youth
Youth stands uniquely alone, sharply outlined, a tree in full sunlight. The old blend into the forest's gloom, obscured by the long shadows of the night.
A-Movin' West
FC 11 B-70
21
D.J Badger
Lonesome Cowboy
I saw in the paper just recent, 'Bout the death of a man here well known. He was ninety-three at his passing. HIs relatives, he had outgrown. One line caught my eye 'bout his story.
Rhymes Along the Way
FC 11 L-39
15
Robert L. Laumeyer
The Retiree's Song
In our being, as we near the end, there's a craving to begin again. Our old hearts know we have done some wrong. Melancholy notes in the retiree's song.
A-Movin' West
FC 11 B-70
22
D.J Badger
Up Where Nobody Goes
Two old fellers went hunting, They'd done it all of their life. Was the only time of the year They could sneak away from the wife. They loaded the pickup with vittles,
A-Movin' West
FC 11 B-70
25
D.J Badger
Stock Warning
The finest leather cocats and vests Demand the best of care. They must be cleaned a special way And hung out in the air. You mustn't wear them in the rain
Rhymes Along the Way
FC 11 L-39
16
Robert L. Laumeyer
Pride's "Price"
"Proud" should use care in the things they abuse. Time will show them "self" is hard to excuse. Friends they expect will make foolish mistakes. They help them on, then comfort their heartaches.
A-Movin' West
FC 11 B-70
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D.J Badger
Makeup of a Cowboy
The outside of a cowboy Wears the gear which stories tell Of spurs and chaps and leather vests And favorite hats as well. THere's a silken scarf about his neck To keep out frost or dust
Rhymes Along the Way
FC 11 L-39
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Robert L. Laumeyer
Poet's "Advice"
Know you're human, thus subject to error. Be humble enough that to "self" you are fair.
A-Movin' West
FC 11 B-70
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D.J Badger
Chore Time on the Farm
Back in the winter of fity-two, We was milkin' eight or ten head. OUr kids drank a lot and we sold some for cream. The rest, we made cheese in the shed.
A-Movin' West
FC 11 B-70
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D.J Badger
Ride 'Em, Cowboy
Have you ever noticed that cowboys Are athletes of special ability? They can jump off a horse going thirty And grab a steer with agility. They can balance their bodies
Rhymes Along the Way
FC 11 L-39
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Robert L. Laumeyer
To a Financial Consultant
To predict what will be from a study of the past is to forget the world is changing ever so fast. He who looks to the past to see what's lying ahead would be well advised to take some time and turn his head.
A-Movin' West
FC 11 B-70
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D.J Badger
Cowboy and the Cook
Some of the things a cowboy learns Can be gotten out of a book, But no one has ever been able to tell Of the cowboy and the cook. The cook's been 'round most likely Since they invented the horse,
A-Movin' West
FC 11 B-70
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D.J Badger
Twilight Time for a Cowboy
Twilight time for a cowboy, Just after the cookfire is out Is made for a little reflection Taking ease or shakin' a doubt. Back on ol' horse for the night ride