FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Musings from Cowboy Country
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
37
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
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
39
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
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
42
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
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
44
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
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
46
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
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
49
George Rhoades
GPS Devices on Cows?
They're puttin' GPS devices In the eartags of cows
modern, cows, tracking
Musings from Cowboy Country
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
50
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
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
52
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
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
53
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
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
54
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
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
55
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
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
57
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
Musings from Cowboy Country
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
60
George Rhoades
If Fate Had Been Kinder
If we coulda been What we wanted to be, We woulda been cowboys Ridin' the sagebrush sea.
hope, cowboy
Musings from Cowboy Country
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
61
George Rhoades
If It Wasn't for Longhorns
If it wasn't for the longhorn, There wouldn't be no cowboy myth, No stories and legends and songs about Cowhands to ride the river with.
longhorn, difficulty
Musings from Cowboy Country
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
63
George Rhoades
If You Make It to 80...
If you make it to 80, And you can walk and talk, hear and see and are not invalid, Thank your lucky stars
luck, aging
Musings from Cowboy Country
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
64
George Rhoades
I'll Never Ride The Rodeo Again
Though the flags are flyin' high And crowds are cheerin', my friend, There's one thing that I know: I'll never ride the rodeo again.
rodeo, defeat
Musings from Cowboy Country
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
66
George Rhoades
Justice and Politics
Justice is blind, they say, And politics makes strange Bedfellows
politics, justice
Musings from Cowboy Country
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
67
George Rhoades
Knock 'im back, Billy Joe
Windy and cold autumn night, Out on the edge of town, People crowded in the stands, Along the sidelines up and down.
football, texas
Musings from Cowboy Country
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
69
George Rhoades
Last of the Strays
We rounded up the strays, The ones that got away When we herded 'em to the pens For the final sale day.
sale, auction, stray
Musings from Cowboy Country
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
71
George Rhoades
Little Red Wagon
In back of the barn, under old boxes, a tattered tarp, rusty, paint peeling, dented, one wheel missing, handle broken, the little red wagon, the Radio Flyer, from my childhood days.
wagon, imagination
Musings from Cowboy Country
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
73
George Rhoades
Lives in the City Now
He said he lives in the city now, Locks and chains and bars, Gated community, punched in code, Crowds, noise and rivers of cars.
city, stars, country
Musings from Cowboy Country
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
74
George Rhoades
Livin' in Tornado Alley
We watched with dread of hope As dark clouds churnin' Built up over the western ridge Roilin' toward us turnin'.
tornado, weather
Musings from Cowboy Country
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
76
George Rhoades
Looking Out, Looking Back
Looking out my back window At the sleet, ice and snow, And looking back at the past of days long, long ago
reflection, regret
Musings from Cowboy Country
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
77
George Rhoades
Macho Stuff Ain't Workin'
In a dingy bar in old Fort Worth, An old cowboy drawled his Texas drawl, And said to me, mutterin' low, "I'm tellin' you I've seen it all.
character, manliness
Musings from Cowboy Country
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
79
George Rhoades
May of 1945
I found the old newspaper In the jar, crumbling, yellowed, Where my Dad left it In May of 1945.
holocaust, humanity