FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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Some Stuff I've Learnt And Other Stuff

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172

Greg Harwood

Jesus' Birthday

It's time for Jesus' birthday again

traditions, Christmas season, giving to others

Some Stuff I've Learnt And Other Stuff

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176

Greg Harwood

Holiday Spirit (Not)

I went Christmas shoppin'

Some Stuff I've Learnt And Other Stuff

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182

Greg Harwood

What Do You Do?

This one's for the kill pen the ring man said

old horse

Some Stuff I've Learnt And Other Stuff

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190

Greg Harwood

The Heart of a Cowboy

I'll bet he thinks I'm crazy

snow, gathering cows

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198

Greg Harwood

Post Holes

I'd like to buy some post holes

IFA, frence post holes

Some Stuff I've Learnt And Other Stuff

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204

Greg Harwood

Greener Grass

We calve in March when the weather's fair

Calving, branding, studs

Some Stuff I've Learnt And Other Stuff

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208

Greg Harwood

The Circle of Life

I was in a public restroom

laughing, flatulating, getting old

roller mills

Musings from Cowboy Country

FOLK COLL 11 R-46

George Rhoades

Belly Up to the Bar

Belly up to the bar, boys, Belly up to the bar

drinking, ignorance, understanding

Musings from Cowboy Country

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George Rhoades

Beware, Beware

Grass is high, Ponds are full, Weather's fair

easy life, caution

Musings from Cowboy Country

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George Rhoades

Brazos Bill, The Stampede Man

Brazos Bill was the best, they said, At takin' herds up the Chisholm Trail

cattle, stampede, cowboy

Musings from Cowboy Country

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George Rhoades

Close to the Flame

Shorty and Billy Bob, Drinkin' at the Alamo Bar

hell, fire, punishment

Musings from Cowboy Country

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George Rhoades

Cottonwood Memories

Cottonwoods whisper, Murmur on the breeze Along the creek Flowin' past the trees.

memory, creek, tree

Musings from Cowboy Country

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George Rhoades

Cowboy Ain't A Dirty Word

I hear the word "cowboy" Used more and more As a put-down, an insult, Something to deplore.

insults, cowboy, grit

Musings from Cowboy Country

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George Rhoades

Cowboy Christmas Day

Breakin' ice and haulin' hay On a cowboy Christmas day, Cactus, cedar and mesquite Coated in ice and sleet.

christmas, cold

Musings from Cowboy Country

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George Rhoades

Cowboy Malady

The doctors said, "You need therapy, Out in the sun, away from stress." So I took a job as a cowboy To ease my mind, find saneness.

cattle drive, doctor

Musings from Cowboy Country

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George Rhoades

Cowboys Ain't Preachers

Cowboys ain't preachers, They might say a prayer though When they're straddlin' a bull In the chute, ready to go.

church, religion

Musings from Cowboy Country

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George Rhoades

Cowboys Are Comin'

The word would spread All around the town, the cow herds are comin'; Get ready, buckle down.

cattle drive, chisholm

Musings from Cowboy Country

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George Rhoades

Dairy Queen Cowboy

He drives a Ford Ranger, Ropes, wires, waterbag, canteen, Old metal posts in the bed When he parks at Dairy Queen.

dairy queen, modern

Musings from Cowboy Country

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George Rhoades

Day of the Cowboy

Day of the Cowboy In the hot July At the Chisholm museum Honorin' times gone by.

museum, chisholm trail, remembrance

Musings from Cowboy Country

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George Rhoades

Days of the Camel

Ain't it funny How things turn out? How things Come about?

camel, what if

Musings from Cowboy Country

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George Rhoades

Desperation and Anxiety

Desperation and anxiety Came calling today, I didn't know What to say.

anxiety, distraction

Musings from Cowboy Country

FOLK COLL 11 R-46

George Rhoades

Dinosaur Tracks

"Those are dinosaur tracks In the rock by the river's edge, Millions of years old, ain't it somethin'? They walked on a muddy ledge,"

dinosaur, birds, drinking

Musings from Cowboy Country

FOLK COLL 11 R-46

George Rhoades

Do Cowboys Matter Still

Do cowboys matter still In a time of gloom and doom, A time of anxiety and strife?

identity, style

Musings from Cowboy Country

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George Rhoades

Don't Cry, Juanita

Hold my hand, Juanita, When we cross the ragin' water, Hold my hand, Rosalita, Comin' down the mountains Of Honduras and Guatemala,

immigration, central america