FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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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
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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
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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
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
146
Robert Service
Stamp Collector
My worldly wealth I hoard in albums three, My life collection of rare postage stamps; My room is cold and bare as you can see, My coat is old and shabby as a tramp's; Yet more to me that balances in banks, My albums three are worth a million francs.
stamps, album, collect
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
148
Robert Service
Sentimental Shark
Give me a cabin in the woods Where not a human soul intrudes; Where I can sit beside a stream Beneath a balsam bough and dream, And every morning see arise The sun like bird of paradise;
investor, wealth, simplicity
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
150
Robert Service
Pullman Porter
The porter in the Pullman car Was charming, as they sometimes are. He scanned my baggage tags: "Are you The man who wrote of Lady Lou?"
train, fame, scorn, porter
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
152
Robert Service
The Ordinary Man
If you and I should chance to meet, I guess you wouldn't care; I'm sure you'd pass me in the street As if I wasn't there;
ordinary, plain, everyday
The Best of Robert Service
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153
Robert Service
Your Poem
My poem may be yours indeed In melody and tone, If in its rhythm you can read A music of your own;
poetry, verse, unique
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
154
Robert Service
Riviera Honeymoon
Beneath the trees I lounged at ease And watched them speed the pace; They swerved and swung, they clutched and clung, They leapt in roaring chase; The crowd was thrilled, a chap was killed: It was a splendid race.
france, honeymoon, tragedy
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
157
Robert Service
An Olive Fire
An olive fire's a lovely thing; Somehow it makes me think of Spring As in my grate it over-spills With dancing flames like daffodils.
fire, peace, beauty
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
158
Robert Service
Take It Easy
When I was boxing in the ring in 'Frisco back in ninety-seven, I used to make five bucks a fling To give as good as I was given.
boxing, fight, slow
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
159
Robert Service
Compensation Pete
He used to say: "There ain't a doubt Misfortune is a bitter pill, But if you only pry it out You'll find there's good in every ill.
poverty, blessing, optimism
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
161
Robert Service
Making Good
No man can be a failure if he thinks he's a success; He may not own his roof-tree overhead, He may be on his uppers and have hocked his evening dress - (Financially speaking - in the red.)
mindset, success, think
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
163
Robert Service
Brother Jim
My brother Jim's a millionaire, While I have scarce a penny; His face is creased with lines of care, While my mug hasn't any.
millionaire, fun, contrast
The Best of Robert Service
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165
Robert Service
Contentment
An ancient gaffer once I knew, Who puffed a pipe and tossed a tankard; He claimed a hundred years and two, And for a dozen more he hankered;
content, peace, philosophy
The Best of Robert Service
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167
Robert Service
Security
Young man, gather gold and gear, They will wear you well; You can thumb your nose at fear, Wish the horde in hell.
security, safety, age
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
168
Robert Service
Ant Hill
Black ants have made a musty mound My purple pine tree under, And I am often to be found, Regarding it with wonder.
ants, nature, death, threat
The Best of Robert Service
FOLK COLL 11 S-77
169
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My Piney Wood
I have a tiny piney wood; My trees are only fifty, Yet give me shade and solitude For they are thick and thrifty.
trees, silence, retreat
The Best of Robert Service
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170
Robert Service
God's Skallywags
The God of Scribes looked down and saw The bitter band of seven, Who had outraged his holy law And lost their hope of Heaven:
poet, god, respect
The Best of Robert Service
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Robert Service
The Under-Dogs
What have we done, Oh Lord, that we Are evil starred? How have we erred and sinned to be So scourged and scarred?
god, prayer, lost
The Best of Robert Service
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174
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Tea on the Lawn
It was foretold by sybils three That in an air crash he would die. "I'll fool their prophecy," said he; "You won't get me to go on high.
fate, plane, crash, death