FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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A Cowboy's Forty Years of Gathering
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Chet Dawson
A Roamin' Holiday
My pardner Bill an' me.
partner, home brew, drink, drunk, bucking bronco
A Cowboy's Forty Years of Gathering
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24
Chet Dawson
The Passing of the Range
The dust of their herds have long since passed.
progress, open range
A Cowboy's Forty Years of Gathering
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Chet Dawson
Night Herd
I'm guarding a bunch of cattle.
night-herding, night, stars, Mars, night guard, Milky Way, Great Divide
A Cowboy's Forty Years of Gathering
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Chet Dawson
All in a Day's Work
We're out one time on a wild cow hunt.
wild cow, work
A Cowboy's Forty Years of Gathering
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Chet Dawson
It Wasn't Cricket
We had an Englishman one time.
Englishman, tenderfoot, Bitter Root, tease, greenhorn, initiation, gun fire
A Cowboy's Forty Years of Gathering
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29
Chet Dawson
The Cow Hoss
I've seen the pampered darlin's.
cow pony, horse, usefulness
A Cowboy's Forty Years of Gathering
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30
Chet Dawson
Joe Bell
He came from Texas, up the trail.
stranger, friendship, name, reputation
A Cowboy's Forty Years of Gathering
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Chet Dawson
The Coyote
The buffalo an' antelope.
wildlife, destruction, nature, coyote, wily, longevity, man, age
A Cowboy's Forty Years of Gathering
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Chet Dawson
Letter to a Friend
Dear Brad I hear you've had them doctor fellers guessin'.
doctor, profession, medicine, antibiotics, health, veterinarian
A Cowboy's Forty Years of Gathering
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33
Chet Dawson
Curly's Last Ride
Curly was a rider.
girlfriend, bronc busting, widow maker, death, headstone
A Cowboy's Forty Years of Gathering
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34
Chet Dawson
Naughty Gal
It happened one time at a rodeo.
bronc busting, bronco, rodeo
A Cowboy's Forty Years of Gathering
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35
Chet Dawson
A Kindly Deed
A bunch of cow hands were painting the town.
dinner, restaurant, steak, meat, beef
A Cowboy's Forty Years of Gathering
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Chet Dawson
The First Bronc Rider
When Homo genus learned to walk.
feet, walking, riding, bronc rider, travel, transportation
A Cowboy's Forty Years of Gathering
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Chet Dawson
Boot Hill
Here lie the sons of the Golden West.
boot hill, grave, headstone, death
A Cowboy's Forty Years of Gathering
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38
Chet Dawson
Poker
Life seems a heap like poker.
life, poker, gambling, luck, philosophy, game
A Cowboy's Forty Years of Gathering
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Chet Dawson
The Passin' of a Tenderfoot
There came a tenderfoot one time.
greenhorn, poker, gambling, ace, cheat, joke, tease, prank, trick, heart failure
A Cowboy's Forty Years of Gathering
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40
Chet Dawson
Gringo Vaquero Returns
In this old rose covered garden.
garden, flowers, rose, love lost, memories, secret, Mexico, Corazon
Our Way of Life
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William "Bill" Doramus
Did You Have a Nice Day?
Hi Honey, did you have a nice day?
work, occupation, mishaps, calamity, accident
Our Way of Life
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William "Bill" Doramus
Day Workin'
The screen hits you in the back.
chores, work, occupation
Our Way of Life
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William "Bill" Doramus
Cowboy's Wife
Songs have been written.
wife, spouse, gratitude, work, mother, devotion, sacrifice
Our Way of Life
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William "Bill" Doramus
Today's the Day
We brought `em in last week.
horse training, breaking horses
Our Way of Life
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17
William "Bill" Doramus
Jack Pot Ropin'
Yore all saddled up and ready to go.
rodeo, pot roping, event, competition
Our Way of Life
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William "Bill" Doramus
Bill or the Colt
We gathered `em in on this day with the sun hangin' high.
horse, bronc riding, throwed, truck
Our Way of Life
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13
William "Bill" Doramus
Hey Kids
Hey kids, did you get yore chores done?
work, play, memories, youth, children, father, son
Our Way of Life
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William "Bill" Doramus
Workin' For Board
Shake the dust off your chinks and hang `em on the peg.
supper, Western Horseman, magazine, day's end, work, board and room