FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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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
Musings from Cowboy Country
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
82
George Rhoades
Momma and the Shack
Momma didn't like our old shack, Tumbled-down and run-down, Peelin' paint, windows that rattled, Far away from any town.
poverty, single mother, hope
Musings from Cowboy Country
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
84
George Rhoades
Money
Ain't it funny What they say About money?
money
Musings from Cowboy Country
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
85
George Rhoades
My Little Pony
My little pony Knew the way Back to the born, Though we might stray Far and wide all around The old neighborhood, Over hill and valley, Pasture, field and wood.
pony, trust
Musings from Cowboy Country
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
86
George Rhoades
My People's Music
My people, and my people's music, Came from the hills, hollers and valleys Of Georgia, Alabama and Arkansas, Movin' to the plains of Oklahoma and Texas In time for the Depression and the Dust Bowl
music, bluegrass, country
Musings from Cowboy Country
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
89
George Rhoades
Never to Be Again
In the hot July afternoon, I began to nod and doze On my cool and shady porch In hushed and drowsy repose.
longhorn, cattle drive
Musings from Cowboy Country
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
91
George Rhoades
No Cure for Stupid
I tried to ride the bronc That nobody could ride, I shoulda knowed better, I landed on my backside.
carelessness, stupidity
Musings from Cowboy Country
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
92
George Rhoades
No Place Like Home
Will we ever see bluebonnets again? Or the blaze of Indian paint red? Or the great domed archin' sky Stretchin' away, clouds overhead?
homesickness, west
Musings from Cowboy Country
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
93
George Rhoades
O.W. Wheeler, First Up the Trail
In 1867, O.W. Wheeler with partners, Hicks and Wilson, Made the first big cattle drive
cattle drive, chisholm
Musings from Cowboy Country
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
95
George Rhoades
Okies Headed For California
My aunt and uncle and their kids Hugged my folks and us goodbye, Climbed into the old model A truck, Loaded with mattresses, wash tubs, Bedsteads, chairs, tables, clothes, Kitchenware, boxes tied with ropes, Waterbags hanging on the front.
migration, dust bowl
Musings from Cowboy Country
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
96
George Rhoades
Oklahoma October
Why can't October Last all year long? When a cooler sun Is not as strong
autumn, weather
Musings from Cowboy Country
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
97
George Rhoades
Old Corral
I rode my pony down the ridge Into the valley below, Crossed the creek, through the trees Where the ranch house stood years ago.
memory, past, corral
Musings from Cowboy Country
FOLK COLL 11 R-46
99
George Rhoades
Old Friends
Old friends, In my soul and in my heart, Some are gone now, But the memories Like polished stones Plucked from the river of life, Remain to be savored Recalled and cherished.
friendship, memory