FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
15
Charles W. Bell
The Strawberry Roan
Now I'll tell you a tale of a strawberry roan that my uncle had given to me. She was a gentle and beautiful mare, but untrained and as raw as a filly could be,
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
17
Charles W. Bell
Trompin' the Wool
One day my dad came to my room, and then he said to me, "Just now your uncle Alton called, for help ASAP. It's shearing time out at the ranch,
A Cowboy Named Emmet: A Death Song of a Son Who Missed The West
Sam Edwards
FC 11 E-23
Sam Edwards
This is a long epic poem about a rancher named Emmet Edwards.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
19
Charles W. Bell
Tall Cowboy
When I was just a little tad I was pretty small, But when I came into my teens I began to grow quite tall. I kept on growin' and growin'
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
21
Charles W. Bell
Cowboy Dance
One Saterday night the folks 'round these parts, they held an old Western dance. The ranchers and hands, together and lone,
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
23
Charles W. Bell
Horses I Hvae Known and Loved
Sittin' here in my easy chair, watchin' Western TV, I think about my cowboy days, those days that used to be, When I was workin' on the ranch,
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
25
Charles W. Bell
Cowboy Swim
I'll tell you a tale of a roundup one day, way out on the Western Slope. We'd gathered the cows in a swale by a creek and the men were full of hope
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
27
Charles W. Bell
The Old Cowboy's Last Drive
I was sitting there in my easy chair Just a wonderin' what to do, When all at once the telephone rang. Someone calling me? I wondered who.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
29
Charles W. Bell
A Day in the Lar'mie Range
The other day a friend of mine called me on the telephone line. "Come on out to the ranch today, And we'll take some time off to play.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
30
Charles W. Bell
Aussie Hat
Now I'm not averse to 10-gallon hats, I'd wear one if occasion required. But I've always felt funny having one on, And sometimes my neck gets tired.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
32
Charles W. Bell
Cowboy Pretense
I've never liked to fool folks, It strikes me as not bein' honest, But there was once when I did it 'Cause I just wasn't feelin' my best.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
34
Charles W. Bell
The Greenhorn
The tenderfood arrived on the scene Of the brandin' corral that day. He's been invited by one of the 'pokes, A cusin, he said, by the way.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
35
Charles W. Bell
Writin' and Recitin'
Now I'm no stranger to performin', been doin' it most alla my life. Been singin' it seems since my teens, with the girl who became my wife.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
37
Charles W. Bell
When My Ranching Days Are Over
Since my ranching days are over, Eyes grow dim, and steps are slow, Now my thoughts go rushing backward To those days of long ago.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
38
Charles W. Bell
Riding Away
In the quiet hush of the twilight scene, While night comes down to embrace the day, Sometime at eve when the time is right I'll close the door and ride away.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
40
Charles W. Bell
A Rose by Any Other Name
Now in the days of Shake-y-spear, Things wuz more like they'd appear. I didn't matter a heck-of-a-lot, What you asked for is what you got.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
41
Charles W. Bell
Andy's Pony
When Andy came into the world his mother cried, For she had hoped and prayed for him so long. He grew and soon became a strong and healthy boy,
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
44
Charles W. Bell
Being Prepared
Old Tom, the rancher, drove to town To pass the word along. He said he needed help at the ranch By someone young and Strong.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
46
Charles W. Bell
Bad Winter, Good Spring
They were settin' astride their mounts that day, In the spring time of 'forty nine, They looked out to the south and east, And seeing the range was fine.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
48
Charles W. Bell
Ridin' Bull (7 1/2 seconds)
Now I've been busy most all my life, A ridin' and wranglin' and avoidin' strife. And I've had my chance at the rodeo To do my best to put on a show.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
50
Charles W. Bell
Birds
As the seasons change out on the range And I ride to check on the herds, Wherever I go it seems as though My thoughts always turn to the birds.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
51
Charles W. Bell
Calves and Lambs
Over the years when folks opened the West, They came and tried to fulfill their heart's quest. They came for to farm or to handle livestock,
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
54
Charles W. Bell
Cheyenne Opera House
Once upon a time in old Cheyenne, two ranchers came to meet At the Inter-Ocean Hotel on 17th Street,
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
56
Charles W. Bell
Requiem for a Drug Store
There's a sad day a comin' in ole Cheyenne town, The old Roedel Drug Store is a closin' down.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
58
Charles W. Bell
Jake and the Grulla Mare
Now Jake was a cowboy in trouble; he'd never been locked up before. But now he was seving a sentence so he could just even the score.