FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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Cowboy Poet

FOLK COLL 11 H-64

Joel Hayes

Untitled 1

I've walked the mighty Tetons, God's presence left me awed. You can't stand among the Redwoods And not feel close to God.

nature, creation, god

Cowboy Poet

FOLK COLL 11 H-64

Joel Hayes

Untitled 2

Boys ain't she awful pretty Just a flappin' in the breeze? Waving proud and high and handsome, And just as free as you might please.

war, veteran, patriotism

Cowboy Poet

FOLK COLL 11 H-64

Joel Hayes

Mothers and Daughters

Mothers are a nuisance They really should be banned They have no sense of fashion And they seldom understand

mother, daughter, personality

Cowboy Poet

FOLK COLL 11 H-64

Joel Hayes

Lessons

Mama taught me to read the Bible, She said do it every day. But looking back to my childhood, It was Daddy that taught me to pray.

religion, example, parents

Cowboy Poet

FOLK COLL 11 H-64

Joel Hayes

The Transition

There are things a boy must learn If he would be a man. Each lesson comes in sequence According to God's plan.

experience, coming of age, growth

Cowboy Poet

FOLK COLL 11 H-64

Joel Hayes

Miss Hattie

Some people strive for greatness, Our tributes they demand. Others take a simpler path, According to God's plan.

humility, cowboy, example

Cowboy Poet

FOLK COLL 11 H-64

Joel Hayes

Choosing

The Lord called his disciples they were a mixed lot. In Judean social circles They were scraped off the bottom of the pot.

conversion, jesus, lifestyle

Cowboy Poet

FOLK COLL 11 H-64

Joel Hayes

Psalm 150

This psalm, most will find familiar And many can quote it in part. But Brother Ivan is its living illustration He has taken this passage to heart.

praise, talent, respect

Alaska-Yukon Favorites

FOLK COLL 11 S-78

Robert W. Service

The Shooting of Dan McGrew

A bunch of the boys were whooping it up in the Malamute saloon; The kid that handles the music-box was hitting a jag-time tune;

death, shooting

Alaska-Yukon Favorites

FOLK COLL 11 S-78

Robert W. Service

The Cremation of Sam McGee

There are strange things done in the midnight sun by the men for moil for gold; The Arctic trails have their secret tales that would make your blood run cold;

yarn spinning, cremation, death

Alaska-Yukon Favorites

FOLK COLL 11 S-78

Robert W. Service

The Spell of the Yukon

I wanted the gold, and I sought it; I scrabbled and mucked like a slave. Was it famine or scurvy - I fought it; I hurled my youth into a grave.

nature, yukon, gold

Alaska-Yukon Favorites

FOLK COLL 11 S-78

Larry Beck

Ballad O' the Bad and the Good

Into the Tenderloin he sauntered, shaggy hair on scalp and chin. He surveyed the crowd a moment quite unnoticed 'midst the din.

sin, personality, goodness

Alaska-Yukon Favorites

FOLK COLL 11 S-78

Larry Beck

Alaska's Gold Dust Twins

Born to Earth in a double birth were John and Simon Mason as miners bold they searched for gold in the giant Yukon basin.

death, brothers, love, searching

Alaska-Yukon Favorites

FOLK COLL 11 S-78

Larry Beck

The Resurrection of Dan McGrew

The old gold rush town was tumbling down, it was a saddening sight to see; The ground played out and without a doubt it was a place that used to be.

forgiveness, resurrection