FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Tall Order

Well, we'd like something "isolated."

real estate, ranch, selling

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Time Flies

Time flies on wings of lightning.

time, work

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

A Bummer of a Summer

Well, the bulls were back in the "bull" pasture.

bull, summer, pasture, castrate

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Mormon Buckskin

Without "Mormon Buckskin" we have our doubts.

leather, wire, tape, repairs

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Better Than a Snow bank

Up on the Northern ranges.

range, hay, feed, sagebrush, winter

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Free? -- Don't You Believe It

My boy was a wearin' a PCA cap the other day.

rodeo, hat, cap, PCA, Federal Land Bank, bank, money, loan, debt

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Cornered

A few years ago some convicts were loose.

outlaw, convict, mortgage, PCA, debt, loan, law

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Good Weather

I'm fed up to here with TV weathermen.

weather, weatherman, television, rain, forecaster

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

The Forces of Nature

Gravity holds the world together.

gravity, gravy

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Our House is Your House

Good hospitality at its best.

hospitality, west, food

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Snow Bird

I met a man the other day.

Idaho, Arizona, snow, weather, shovel

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Uptown-Cow town

Well, some cow ranches these days have come right "uptown."

road, signs, progress, growth

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Poor People Have Poor Ways

Well, I went to see the Banker.

bank, banker, loan, debt, collateral, property, poverty

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Get the Message

Bumper stickers are the popular thing.

bumper sticker, PCA, humor

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

What's Fair for One

Ol' Hosteen Yazzie, a few years back.

Navajo, bank, collateral, loan, money

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Prime Mover or Did Ya See That Big Ranch That Moved Through Here...?

Arizona has got more than its share.

real estate, property, advertise, wind

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Politics

The story is told, and I'm sure that it's true.

castrate, calf, bull, steer

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Cow Buyers

Cow buyers are a different bunch.

buy cows, prices, market

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Family Cows

When my dad was a kid they milked Hereford cows.

milking, cow, Herefords

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Ride `Em Cowboy

There ain't no horse that cannot be rode.

fall, throwed, dependable

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Corriente

You ask me, "What's a corriente?"

cattle, breed, rodeo, roping, steers

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Truth in Advertising

In this "enlightened" day we live in.

nutrition, weight, health, levis, advertise

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Where's the Beef?

You hear lots of noise about "chicken" these days.

chicken, food, meat, beef

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

To Eat or Not to Eat

I was attendin' a Cattle Growers' Convention.

beef, meat, food, market

Tumble Weed: A Collection of Verse

FC 11 J-02

Jim Jennings

Herdin'

Moonlight on the prairie.

cattle drive, herding