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
59
Charles W. Bell
Homestead
I ws riding the range one day, out searching for any strays, And I came upon a homestead, one that had seen better days.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
60
Charles W. Bell
Line Cabin Night
When the winds of winter freeze the surface of hill and plain, And frozen icy weapons beat upon the window pane.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
62
Charles W. Bell
The Sheperd and the Herder
'Twas many and many years ago, The shepherd woke up each day And led his little flock to feed In the pature by the way.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
63
Charles W. Bell
The Fence
They were two thousand miles from home that day, the dudes in their big RV. From their home back East they had driven far to this Western prairie.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
66
Charles W. Bell
Cheyenne Weather
When winter comes to old Cheyenne the wind, it starts to blow. It fills the air with everything from real estate to snow. It blows the branches from the trees, the fence posts from the ground.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
68
Charles W. Bell
Shreve and Charlie the Coyote
Now Shreve was an independent gal, Who liked doing things for herself. But soon she got tired of the Frisco scene-Her life was stuck on a shelf.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
70
Charles W. Bell
Cowboy Patriot
Old Charley was settin' in the Bide n' Bite, 'N havin' a cuppa Joe. When two old 'n grizzled guys came in And they was a movin' slow.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
72
Charles W. Bell
Rachel's Quest
Rachel was a school "marm," way out on the Little Bear. She was loving and kind to all the racher's kids out there.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
73
Charles W. Bell
Reflection on Father's Day
Now my old man had funny ways But he always said that goodness pays. He was a rancher with sunburned face And spent his time working his place.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
75
Charles W. Bell
Fishin'
When I was still young and my learnin' undone, I used to go fishin' a lot. On some summer day we'd make our way To my dad's secret fishin' spot.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
78
Charles W. Bell
Boots
Old Charley was settin' in the Bide 'n Bite An' jawin' with a few of his pals. Of course a lotta lies were told 'Bout the times they'd had with the gals.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
80
Charles W. Bell
The Air Conditioned Outhouse
I was drivin' one day from Fort Collins Colo, Headin' my way to Lar'mie Wyo. Only sixty nine miles of no population, But I found myself in a bad situation.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
82
Charles W. Bell
The Ballad of the Old Kitchen Stove
After many years of heavy use The door on our kitchen stove came loose. We'd put it up and it'd come back down, so Wife and I took off for town
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
83
Charles W. Bell
Since My Wife Went Away
The days seem mighty lonesome, the nights are surely long, The grub, it just don't taste right, and everything goes wrong. The sun don't shine as brightly,
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
84
Charles W. Bell
Oh, Oh, The Wife is Comin' Back
My wife went away, but now she's comin' back. I'm just sittin' here, havin' a panic attack. I guess I'd better get ready, the task is gonna be huge.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
85
Charles W. Bell
Two Gifts for Christmas
For days and days the blizzard raged. Inside the cabin they were caged. The snow had fallen Christmas week. Their Christmas sure was going to be bleak.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
88
Charles W. Bell
Big Jake's Christmas
Big Jake was a tough and mighty man, 'till an accident struck him down. He was badly injured in his head; he was hospitalized in town.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
89
Charles W. Bell
Christmas Star
Lord, I've had a pretty hard day Out on the range a searchin' a stray. I plumb fergot just what day this is I was just mindin' the ranch's biz.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
91
Charles W. Bell
Cowboy Christmas Play
Jenny was a sprightly girl along about age eleven. The bunkhouse hands all doted on her since she was about seven.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
93
Charles W. Bell
Rosie's Western Christmas
'Twas the middle of October when Rosie came to town; Single, with four kids in tow, and car about broke down. Broke and needin' to find some work
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
95
Charles W. Bell
Christmas Reunion
Christmas day was coming and they were sad. And they were getting old and the times were bad. The Great Depression was going on in full sway,
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
97
Charles W. Bell
The Unwanted Christmas Tree
Big Jake and Momma Jo were sitting by the fireplace that day. 'Twas early in December, and Christmas was on the way.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
99
Charles W. Bell
Two Burros
The burro was the last one left, the adoption pen was bare. The men were not surprised, for he looked the worse for wear.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
103
Charles W. Bell
Lucille
Jeanine and I rode back on the range From the graveyard down the way, 'Cause she and I were headin' back From a sad, sad buryin' that day.
At Home On The Range
Charles W. Bell
FC 11 B-71
105
Charles W. Bell
Moving at My Own Pace
Ah, those autumn days when nature plays With colors of earthy hue. When clouds furl high in the sunset sky Enhancing that lovely blue.