FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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Poems from the Alamo Saloon

FOLK COLL 11 L-45

Paul Thomas Lillard

Dreams

Young men dream of the future, old men of the past.

dream, tail, desires

Poems from the Alamo Saloon

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Paul Thomas Lillard

God's Little Joke

If you think the Creator lacked a sense of humor, had to twinkle in his eye, then may I call your attention to the platy-pi.

platypus, joke, god, creation

Poems from the Alamo Saloon

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Paul Thomas Lillard

Old Max

Maximillian of Mexico said to the officer, "Don't you know I'm an Austrian prince. You can't shoot me. I'm of royal blood.

shooting, mexico, austria

Poems from the Alamo Saloon

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Paul Thomas Lillard

Remorse

I knew it was wrong doin' the things that I used to do.

stealing, theft, fruit, taste

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Ingratitude

The Baron Karl von Frankenstein, who lived in a castle on the Rhine, built a monster and gave it life; then he built the monster a wife.

frankenstein, castle, kick out

Poems from the Alamo Saloon

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Paul Thomas Lillard

Contentment

Folks ask me Am I not unhappy living all alone

alone, poems, beer

Poems from the Alamo Saloon

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Tonto

The Masked Man rode across the plains on his great white horse and riding beside faithfully his Indian friend, of course.

fool, lone ranger, anger

Poems from the Alamo Saloon

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The word "pneumonia" is strange to me There's something there that shouldn't be,

silent, letter p, pneumonia

Poems from the Alamo Saloon

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Old Remedies

You can count on me to be in the group that believes in chicken soup,

sick, heal, soup

Poems from the Alamo Saloon

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Paul Thomas Lillard

Difficult Things

The most difficult thing I ever had to do, and that was in the past,

difficult, bed pan, body cast

Poems from the Alamo Saloon

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Paul Thomas Lillard

Lost Love

I used to reside in LA years and years ago, had a job good one too making pretty good dough.

love, snails, rejection

Poems from the Alamo Saloon

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Paul Thomas Lillard

What if?

Old Alexander Graham Bell sat at his desk and pondered a spell. He had an invention in his mind if only a backer he could find.

telephone, alexander graham bell, death

Poems from the Alamo Saloon

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Paul Thomas Lillard

Another Resolution

I try to be better in every way. I wake up each morn with a plan for the day. I'm gonna improve get things don, so when it's time for the setting sun, I can look back on the day I've spent

distraction, beer, plans

Poems from the Alamo Saloon

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Paul Thomas Lillard

Word to the Wise

Someone shoulda' told Bonaparte, "Change your mind, sir, before you start. Because the thought to me occurs they may not care for visitors.

russia, napoleon, invade

Poems from the Alamo Saloon

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Paul Thomas Lillard

Old Dumb Phil

"The only good Indian is a dead Indian," General Sheridan said. You probably saw that infamous quote in books you may have read. But that quote, I've discovered, is not exactly true and what the general really said is known to but a few.

quote, indian, irrelevant

Poems from the Alamo Saloon

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Paul Thomas Lillard

Why?

In Eastern lands justice is swift and criminals get their due and I wonder why in hell we can't do that too.

justice, speed, punishment

Poems from the Alamo Saloon

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Paul Thomas Lillard

Compensation

If you ever go to prison, one thought should relax you: it's the only place that I know where Congress cannot tax you.

prison, tax, relax

Poems from the Alamo Saloon

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Paul Thomas Lillard

Bad Planning

Along the banks of the River Nile, they built a pyramid. But I don't really understand one of the things they did.

pyramid, door, nile

Poems from the Alamo Saloon

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Paul Thomas Lillard

Trust

Trust in the Lord to keep things right, to see you safely through the night.

trust, the lord, gun

Poems from the Alamo Saloon

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Paul Thomas Lillard

Pain Relief

They say a shot of Novocain is relief from dental pain. Well, I don't know if it is or ain't. When I see the needle, I always faint.

pain, dentist, faint

Poems from the Alamo Saloon

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Paul Thomas Lillard

Almost Never

I never saw a tree so tall that something couldn't make it fall nor a man so wise he couldn't make it fall nor a man so wise he couldn't be wrong, a beautiful sunset that lasted too long.

impossible, overcome, never

Poems from the Alamo Saloon

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Paul Thomas Lillard

Equal Justice

Said Judge Parker, the hanging judge, at Fort Smith, Arkansas, when he was questioned by reporters about his brand of law, "I treat 'em good, the ones I hang," he said at that interview, "I make damn sure that when they swing the rope is always new."

judge, rope, hanging

Poems from the Alamo Saloon

FOLK COLL 11 L-45

Paul Thomas Lillard

My Old Tom Cat

My old tom cat loves his beer (that's the one with the missing ear).

beer, cat, lucky, relaxing

Poems from the Alamo Saloon

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Paul Thomas Lillard

Friends

I take great pleasure, in most everything that I see each day; A stately tree, a field of grass dogs and kids at play; a springtime sky, with fleecy clouds a warm and gentle shower;

friends, remember, enjoy

Poems from the Alamo Saloon

FOLK COLL 11 L-45

Paul Thomas Lillard

Goldilocks

"I'm so tired," said Goldilocks. "It seems I've walked for blocks and blocks. The porridge was good, and now that I'm fed, I think I'd like to go to bed."

bear, eaten, fair