FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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Cowman's Wife

FOLK COLL 11 J-24

Dee Strickland Johnson

The "Borried" Fiddle

We all went down to Pueblo Park to hear Don Johnson play; He's durn sure the finest fiddler that has wandered out this way!

fiddle, heart, professional

Cowman's Wife

FOLK COLL 11 J-24

Dee Strickland Johnson

Tio Pepe

There's two thing I hate, and I reckon its fate That I've fought with 'em both over land. One of 'em's sheep (there the conflict runs deep), And the other's that damn Hash Knife brand.

sheep, cattle, conflict, land grant

Cowman's Wife

FOLK COLL 11 J-24

Dee Strickland Johnson

My Blue-Eyed Anna Beth

It was many and many a year ago In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived, whom you may know, By the name of Annabel Lee; And this maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and be loved by me.

poe, poem, love, fireside

Cowman's Wife

FOLK COLL 11 J-24

Dee Strickland Johnson

Arizona

Oh, beloved Arizona, when God finished making you, When He'd made your wondrous canyons and the sky's deep azure blue;

arizona, god, nature

Cowman's Wife

FOLK COLL 11 J-24

Dee Strickland Johnson

Shadows

It's a pretty hopeless feelin' when your side has lost the war, And your home is gone, and no one's needin' rebel soldiers anymore. I come out West. It wasn't any longin' to be free or chasin' idle rainbows - it was pure necessity.

veteran, civil war, confederate, cowboy

Cowman's Wife

FOLK COLL 11 J-24

Dee Strickland Johnson

The Way That Cowboys Sang!

There's many a cowboy story Come a travelin' on a tune, And many was invented By the light of a cold white moon. They say it calmed the cattle down; In truth, it was the need To cover up the night sounds that could spook that skittish breed.

song, style, trail story

Cowman's Wife

FOLK COLL 11 J-24

Dee Strickland Johnson

Maverick Love Affair

That dang little maverick had strayed again, and the boss sez to me, "Curly Black, Put that calf with the herd before sundown; it's your job to bring her back!"

love, courting, date, flowers

Cowman's Wife

FOLK COLL 11 J-24

Dee Strickland Johnson

The Roan and The Pontiac

I met Miss Betsy at a dance; her eyes were big and blue, I swung her every chance I got- but the drummer swung her too. He said, "I'll Miss Betsy home. It's rainin', so of course, I'll take her in my Pontiac; you've only got a horse."

city, country, wedding, flat

Cowman's Wife

FOLK COLL 11 J-24

Dee Strickland Johnson

Tomboy

I was raised with seven brothers near a place called Concho Lake. There was Jamie, Jeff, and Joseph, Sam, and Seth, and Sid, and Jake. So I grew up rough and tumble, and I made my share of noise, Romped the dogs and roped the horses. I was rowdy as the boys!

girl, tomboy, marriage

Cowman's Wife

FOLK COLL 11 J-24

Dee Strickland Johnson

Just Bill

I used to sing, on summer evenings, at a classy hotel bar On the rim of the Grand Canyon; you could watch the evening stars Burst from gold and purple splendor high above that gorgeous gorge, sparks of light across the night from some celestial forge.

songs, guitar, friendly

Cowman's Wife

FOLK COLL 11 J-24

Dee Strickland Johnson

That Gnarley Old Cowhand I Married

There's a little round ring from a Bull Durham string hanging out on his blue denim shirt. And he doesn't take pains to remove the brown stains, so his fingers seem dyed with red dirt;

rodeo, love, marriage, clown

Cowman's Wife

FOLK COLL 11 J-24

Dee Strickland Johnson

A Letter From Home

Dear Joe, I got your letter with the poems sent along, I think the one called Nellie Dear would make a pretty song. This Ain't No Bull is funny -- how you chased that moss back steer, And High Lonesome made me wonder if you're missing things back here.

letter, poem, proposal

Cowman's Wife

FOLK COLL 11 J-24

Dee Strickland Johnson

A Cowpoke's Prayer

Most anyone can tell You, Lord, That I've been quite a scamp; But somehow, I think You're listenin' To this rough old saddle tramp.

prayer, cowboy, god