FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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When Pigs Fly
FOLK COLL 11 M-76
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Les Morrow
Boots
As preachers go, he talked pretty slow, But he delivered his message with feelings. He was an honest man that'd take a stand And he'd treat you fair in his dealings.
preacher, shoes, fashion
When Pigs Fly
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Les Morrow
The Pup
When at first I laid my eyes Upon the little pup, I stroked his head then down his back, And slowly picked him up.
puppy, sad, accident, peg
When Pigs Fly
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Les Morrow
A Cowboy's Dream
My buddy had stopped and wanted to talk. He was lookin' kinda pale. "Well sure, Bob. What's on your mind?" He told me the following tale.
dream, heaven, advice
When Pigs Fly
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Les Morrow
Pea Soup
As some stories are told and their lines unfold You shudder, embarrassed to hear Of some turn of events, of some cowpoke's laments. Well this story is like that, have no fear.
accident, steak, hospital, food
When Pigs Fly
FOLK COLL 11 M-76
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Les Morrow
Gas: A Cowboy Rap Poem
Some folks are concerned About the ozone layers. And these folks I'll say They're all taxpayers.
rap, congress, gas, satire
When Pigs Fly
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Les Morrow
Fletcher the 4-H'er
Each summer's trip to the county fair Makes me think of my boyhood days, Of kids and calves, and tractor pulls, In the dreamy autumn haze.
calve, livestock, move
When Pigs Fly
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Les Morrow
Expressions
Expressions of your fellow man Affect you every day. Those little thins that pop right out That means a mouth's ajar. Those pointless, meaningless statements, Some you've heard today, But one especially drives me crazy, "Oh, say Doc, there you are."
phrase, expression, talk
When Pigs Fly
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Les Morrow
The Wreck
He was an agent from the railroad, He'd come to settle a claim. His eyes were dark and piercing And Johnson was his name.
train, accident, wreck, claim
When Pigs Fly
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Les Morrow
Blessings
One day I stopped to count my blessings, As a father I've got quite a few. I'd realized I'd taken most for granted. At giving thanks, well I guess I'm past due.
blessings, polite, gratitude
When Pigs Fly
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Les Morrow
New Car Bug
I wonder have you noticed, When you get that new car bug, How the salesmen crowd around to see Who gets to pull the rug?
comparison, metaphor, dog, salesman
When Pigs Fly
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Les Morrow
Ewe II
You might recall about a poem I've told, One I thought had no equal, About the ewe that drug to the city square? Well, now it's got a sequel.
sheep, death, freeze, truck
Croutons on a Cow Pie
FOLK COLL 11 B-77
4
Baxter Black
Dressin' Up
Dressin' up to certain good folks Might mean a suit and a tie Designer socks, a diamond ring Or hair like the fourth of July.
clothes, suit, fashion, cowboy
Croutons on a Cow Pie
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Baxter Black
A Hundred Years Too Late
I psychoanalyzed myself And pondered at my fate. And realized that I was born A hundred years too late.
history, birth, lifestyle, cowboy
Croutons on a Cow Pie
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Baxter Black
The Accident
My ol' friend Wayne had an accident Seems he'd treated himself to a nip And came home late with the bottle stashed In the pocket there on his right hip.
accident, drunk, mirror
Croutons on a Cow Pie
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Baxter Black
The Elk Hunt
Lo, the weary hunter came No blood upon his hands. His darlin' wife, in sweet relief Bid welcome to her man.
hunters, trip, chat
Croutons on a Cow Pie
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Baxter Black
Cowboy Heaven
I never did do it for the money I guess you done figgered that out But I's never broke, fer long anyways Gettin' rich ain't what it's about
heaven, cattle, ranch
Croutons on a Cow Pie
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Baxter Black
Boller Gets a Word in Edgewise
Hi frendz and felo cowdogz, I, Baxter's faythfull unaprizeated 'good dog' and bezt frend, have subsutooted my collum for his. Becase he takes grate delite in piken on mans best frend, us, the all Amerakin cowdog, I cann't tell name... "go git In The Pikup, Yoo..." Ha, ha, funny as a pech pite in the Gravy Trane!
cowdog, letter, frustration
Croutons on a Cow Pie
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Baxter Black
Karl's First Sale
Anybody that has ever put on their own livestock sale knows Murphy's Law. Lew and Benny hired on to help Karl make his first purebred offering a success. Karl (that's Karl with a K) was a good cowman who did things the old way. Hard work was all he knew. Lew claimed he was the toughest man he ever met. He was oblivious to pain. He was that rare combination of brute strength and awkwardness. He didn't understand the fine points of creative finaning or investor counseling. His neighbors even suggested that Karl was a little stupid. They were still sayin' it after their banks had foreclosed and they were doin' day work for Karl!
cattle, sale, livestock, chaos
Croutons on a Cow Pie
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Baxter Black
The Phone Call
It's always been a mys'try In the winter when it's slow Why a rancher gets up early When he's got no place to go!
evening, phone, impatient
Croutons on a Cow Pie
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Baxter Black
All Beef Nuggets
In the last twenty years there's been a significant trend toward larger cattle. Purebred breeders have consecrated their exotic genes 'til the modern bovine looks like a Great Dane on steroids. Our cattle have gotten bigger and bigger and bigger! It's gotten to the point where the Chianina people don't have to hire short Italians anymore to take that picture! But I'm wondering if maybe we're goin' the wrong way?
breed, miniature, cattle
Croutons on a Cow Pie
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Baxter Black
The #2 Hairball
Ever buy one of those feeders That never seems to get well? Right off the truck to the sick pen Straight from receiving to hell!
sickness, hospital, cow
Croutons on a Cow Pie
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Baxter Black
The Hired Man
When they put him on the payroll All the cowboys wondered "why?" 'Cause he didn't own a saddle, Couldn't rope and didn't try!
handyman, job, quit
Croutons on a Cow Pie
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Baxter Black
Good Bye, Old Man
Somewhere deep in the old man's eyes A mem'ry took a hold. It fought the ageless undertow That drains and mocks the old.
memory, death, friend
Croutons on a Cow Pie
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Baxter Black
The Oyster
The sign upon the cafe wall said OYSTERS: fifty cents. "How quaint," the blue eyed sweetheart said, with some bewildermence, "I didn't know they served such fare out here upon the plain?" "Oh, sure," her cowboy date replied, "We're really quite urbane."
oyster, testicles, steer
Croutons on a Cow Pie
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Baxter Black
The Marker
The very first time I saw him, he was comin' off the truck. The order buyer had averaged down, or elese just plain got stuck! He went in a pen of feeders but when it came time to sell The packer buyer cut him off. The reason was plain as hell,
feed, cattle, sale, thin