FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
94
Robert Service
Funk
When your marrer bone seems 'oller, And you're glad you ain't no taller, And you're all a-shakin' like you 'ad the chills;
grit, funk, guts
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
96
Robert Service
Going Home
I'm goin' 'ome to Blighty - ain't I glad to 'ave the chance! I'm loaded up wiv fightin', and I've 'ad my fill o' France;
home, travel, return
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
97
Robert Service
Bill the Bomber
The poppies gleamed like bloody pools through cotton-woolly mist; The Captain kept a-lookin' at the watch upon his wrist; And there we smoked and squatted, as we watched the shrapnel flame;
war, bullet, wound, bomb
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
101
Robert Service
My Job
I've got a little job on 'and, the time is drawin' nigh; At seven by the Captain's watch I'm due to go and do it; I wants to 'ave it nice and neat, and pleasin' to the eye, And I 'opes the God of soldier men will see me safely through it.
war, death, fear, duty
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
102
Robert Service
The Twins
There were two brothers, John and James, And when the town went up in flames, To save the house of James dashed John, Then turned, and lo! his own was gone.
war, sacrifice, contrast
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
103
Robert Service
L'Escargot D'Or
O Tavern of the Golden Snail! Ten sous have I, so I'll regale; Ten sous your amber brew to sip (Eight for the bock and two the tip),
tavern, french, food
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
105
Robert Service
It is Later Than You Think
Lone amid the cafe's cheer, Sad of heart am I to-night; Dolefully I drink my beer, But no single line I write.
alone, drinking, lifestyle
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
108
Robert Service
The Absinthe Drinkers
He's yonder, on the Cafe de la Paix, The little wizened Spanish man, I see him every day. He's sittng with his Pernod on his customary chair; He's staring at the passers with his customary stare.
love, competition, revenge, grudge
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
112
Robert Service
The Bohemian
Up in my garret bleak and bare I tilted back on my broken chair, And my three old pals were with me there, Hunger and Thirst and Cold;
gold, fie, fortune, hunger, thirst, cold
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
114
Robert Service
The Joy of Being Poor
Let others sing of gold and gear, the joy of being rich; But oh, the days when I was poor, a vagrant with a ditch; But oh, the days when I was poor, a vagrant in a Ditch.
poverty, joy, fortune
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
117
Robert Service
My Masterpiece
It's slim and trim and bound in blue; Its leaves are crisp and edged with gold; Its words are simple, stalwart too;
author, book
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
118
Robert Service
The Outlaw
A wild and woeful race he ran Of lust and sin by land or by sea; until abbhoredo f god and man
outlaw, heaven, mercy
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
120
Robert Service
Finistere
Hurrah! I'm off to Finistere, to Finistere to Finstere;
tarvel, relax, hunting, fishing
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
122
Robert Service
The Wonderer
I wish that I could understand The moving marvel of my Hand; I watch my fingers turn and twist, The supple bending of my wrist, The dainty touch of finger-tip, The steel intensity of grip;
curiosity, imagination, knowledge
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
124
Robert Service
The Quest
I sought Him on the purple seas, I sought Him on the peaks aflame; Amid the gloom of giant trees And canyons lone I called His name;
quest, seek, god
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
125
Robert Service
Victory Stuff
What d'ye think, lad; what d'ye think, As the roaring crowds go by? As the banners flare and the brasses blare And the great guns rend the sky?
victory, cost, sacrifice, death
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
127
Robert Service
Grandad
Heaven's mighty sweet, I guess; Ain't no rush to git there; Been a sinner, more or less; Maybe wouldn't fit there.
heaven, life, age, lifestyle
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
129
Robert Service
The Ballad of Casey's Billy-Goat
You've heard of "Casey at The Bat," And "Casey's Tabble Dote"; But now it's time To write the rhyme of "Casey's Billy-goat."
goat, humor, train
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
134
Robert Service
Maternity
There once was a Square, such a square little Square, And he loved a trim Triangle; But she was a flirt and around her skirt Vainly she made him dangle.
love, children, maternity
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
135
Robert Service
Laughter
I laugh at Life: its antics make for me a giddy game, Where only foolish fellows take themselves with solemn aim.
joy, laughter, shame
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
136
Robert Service
Inspiration
How often have I started out With no thought in my noodle, ANd wandered here and there about, Where fancy bade me toddle;
idea, inspire, poetry
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
138
Robert Service
The Battle of the Bulge
This year an ocean trip I took, and as I am a Scot And like to get my money's worth I never missed a meal.
health, weight, fat
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
140
Robert Service
Yellow
One pearly day of early May I strolled upon the sand, And saw, say half-a-mile away, A man with gun in hand;
beach, cowardice, kill
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
142
Robert Service
Pantheist
Though peoples perish in defeat, And races suffer to survive, The sunshine never was so sweet, So vast the joy to be alive;
nature, life, earth
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
144
Robert Service
Hobo
A father's pride I used to know, A mother's love was mine; For swinish husks I let them go, And bedded with the swine.
hobo, beg, poor