FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Musings from Cowboy Country
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
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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
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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
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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
Musings from Cowboy Country
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George Rhoades
Dream Ride
The old cowboy sat in the chair, A blanket across his lap, On the patio of the rest home, Wakin' from his nap.
rodeo, dreaming
Musings from Cowboy Country
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George Rhoades
Drovers in Heaven
Billy Bob and Shorty hunkered Around the campfire at night, Discussin' and philosophizin' About the world and its plight
heaven, cattle driver
Musings from Cowboy Country
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George Rhoades
Eau de Billy Goat
Odors can trigger memories, Bring back intense recollections Of things from the past, Remembrances and reflections
smell, stink, goat
Musings from Cowboy Country
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George Rhoades
Fearless Bull Rider
The old bull rider leaned his cane Against the bar, sippin' his beer, Straddlin' a barstool, talkin' To the cowboys gathered there.
bull, fear
Musings from Cowboy Country
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George Rhoades
Goodbye Memory
Old Amos sat in a wheelchair At the nursin' home, Talkin' about the bygone days When he used to roam
alzheimers, memory, forget
Musings from Cowboy Country
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George Rhoades
GPS Devices on Cows?
They're puttin' GPS devices In the eartags of cows
modern, cows, tracking
Musings from Cowboy Country
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George Rhoades
Grandpa
I was eight, Grandpa was ninety-eight That summer on the farm; My job to see he didn't wander off, Get lost or come to any harm
death, memory, storytelling
Musings from Cowboy Country
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George Rhoades
He Came Back
He kept goin' back And goin' back To Afganistan And Iraq, wantin' to serve Like his daddy did, Like his uncles and granddad did.
soldier, military, service
Musings from Cowboy Country
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George Rhoades
Hello, Death
Well, hello, Death, What do you have to say For yourself, After all the fear and anxiety You have caused?
death
Musings from Cowboy Country
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George Rhoades
I Don't Like Lonely
I don't like ridin' far In a car, Sittin' in a traffic jam, That's just who I am.
solitude
Musings from Cowboy Country
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George Rhoades
I Never Liked the Rodeo
"I never liked the rodeo," The old cowboy said to me, "But I've done it all my life, It's where I always wanted to be.
rodeo, bronco, bull
Musings from Cowboy Country
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George Rhoades
If Billy Could See It Now
Billy the Kid keeps ridin' across the American landscape- there are museums from deep in the heart of Texas to Lincoln and Fort Sumner in New Mexico.
billy the kid, book, legend