FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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Cowboy Poultry Gatherin'

FOLK COLL 11 A-23

Darrell Arnold

Jingle-bob Music

I'm but a lone cowboy, adrift on the land Where tumbleweeds ride on the wind. I live in the saddle, a rope in my hand, I pray that it never will end.

music, ride, cowboy, joy

Cowboy Poultry Gatherin'

FOLK COLL 11 A-23

Darrell Arnold

Devil's Pride

On the west side of the Rockies, where the Bookcliff Mountains stand Roamed an old, unbranded stallion and his freedom-loving band. Feral horses had been ranging there for near a hundred years- Descendants of the livestock that escaped the pioneers.

stallion, mustang, mountain, tame

Cowboy Poultry Gatherin'

FOLK COLL 11 A-23

Darrell Arnold

Memories, Friends, and Eight-by-Tens

Headlights and traffic, life on the go- Long roads and miles to the next rodeo; Small country fairgrounds, big city show- Ride and move on to the next rodeo.

rodeo, fame, friends, life

Cowboy Poultry Gatherin'

FOLK COLL 11 A-23

Darrell Arnold

Afflicted

Oh, sorry is the state I'm in; A sickness I have caught That's left me oh so miserable- Distracted and distraught.

trouble, pain, love, emotion

Cowboy Poultry Gatherin'

FOLK COLL 11 A-23

Darrell Arnold

Tom Tobin and The Espinozas

It was out in Colorado, back in 1863, When the Espinoza brothers went out on a killing spree. For six long months they spread their reign of terror o'er the land, And nobody could stop the murderin' Mexican outlaw band.

murder, mexican, gringo, bounty

Cowboy Poultry Gatherin'

FOLK COLL 11 A-23

Darrell Arnold

Windmill

Whirlin' windmill Whirlin' round, Whirlin' with a whirrin' sound, Coaxin' water from the ground, Partner of the wind.

water, well, dry, irrigate

Cowboy Poultry Gatherin'

FOLK COLL 11 A-23

Darrell Arnold

The Hay-Day Dinner

When I was a youngster, 'Bout fifteen, I guess, I got me a job for a while A puttin' up hay With a couple of friends On a ranch out o' town 'bout a mile.

hay, bale, work, dinner, energy

Cowboy Poultry Gatherin'

FOLK COLL 11 A-23

Darrell Arnold

Bill and the Barkeep

The town was alight that warm summer night. The honkeytonk bar was alive. The cowpunchin' kind were there to unwind At the end of a long trail drive.

bar, scam, bet, wood, legs, ice, water

Cowboy Poultry Gatherin'

FOLK COLL 11 A-23

Darrell Arnold

Wind of the West

The west wind has started to stirrin', Oh Lord, how I wish it weren't so. But winter and spring out along the Divide Always mean that the wind's gonna blow.

wind, snow, consequences, ranch

Cowboy Poultry Gatherin'

FOLK COLL 11 A-23

Darrell Arnold

The Forgotten

On a day just about mid-September, With the fall gather almost complete, Bill Barton was ridin' the high desert rim Where the Sandy and Huerfano meet.

brand, range, longhorn

Cowboy Poultry Gatherin'

FOLK COLL 11 A-23

Darrell Arnold

Think Again

I once went traveling in the West A pretty ranch to find Where I could live an easy life And know great peace of mind

valley, fences, relaxation

Cowboy Poultry Gatherin'

FOLK COLL 11 A-23

Darrell Arnold

Dooley's Head

I was workin' for the V Cross tendin' 'bout a thousand head That was wintered in the canyons till the spring. I was livin' by my lonesome in a line shack near the rim And a-schoolin' five green horses in my string.

orphan, bones, burial

Cowboy Poultry Gatherin'

FOLK COLL 11 A-23

Darrell Arnold

Shorty's Funeral

Today there was a gatherin' Of folks from all around Who came to see ol' Shorty Safely laid into the ground.

funeral, death, friendship

Cowboy Poultry Gatherin'

FOLK COLL 11 A-23

Darrell Arnold

Gettin' Acquainted

It was on the Colorado, Where the rimrock mesas rise, That a herd of wild horses roamed the land. And among the band a stallion, That was beautiful and wise, Was the one I swore was gonna wear my brand.

taming, stallion, bucking

Cowboy Poultry Gatherin'

FOLK COLL 11 A-23

Darrell Arnold

The Wagon Camp

A day for a cowboy starts way before dawn, It's gray in the East, and the stars linger on. The wrangler comes jinglin' the whole cavvy in; Another day's work is about to begin.

wagon camp, trail life

Cowboy Poultry Gatherin'

FOLK COLL 11 A-23

Darrell Arnold

Hailed Out

It was late in July near the Rattlesnake Buttes Where McCarthy and taft made their camp, In a caved-in rock house with a sheepherder's stove And a Monkey-Ward kerosene lamp.

storm, death, hail

Cowboy Poultry Gatherin'

FOLK COLL 11 A-23

Darrell Arnold

The Saddle and The Ring

I was just a poor young cowboy In my pocket not a dime, Just a cowboy and I didn't own a thing, Save my cowhorse and my bedroll, And my grandad's Frazier kack, But I had no gold to buy my girl a ring.

saddle, ring, proposal

Cowboy Poultry Gatherin'

FOLK COLL 11 A-23

Darrell Arnold

Trail Drive

Well, I'm tellin' you, Brother, That I left my mother Back when I was seventeen

trail, saddle, range, riding

Cowboy Poultry Gatherin'

FOLK COLL 11 A-23

Darrell Arnold

Summer Sky

There is nothing quite so perfect As a Colorado sky in the morning, when the air is cool and clean. From horizon to horizon It's a bold, impressive blue, And no cloud of any measure can be seen.

sky, cloud, weather

Cowboy Poultry Gatherin'

FOLK COLL 11 A-23

Darrell Arnold

Packer's Picnic

Among the best of the tales of the West Are legends of wonder and glory. But none, my dear, are as strange to hear As this, my favorite story.

cannibal, trial, guide

Cowboy Poultry Gatherin'

FOLK COLL 11 A-23

Darrell Arnold

It's Hard to be a Cowboy

I wasn't born a cowboy, But that's what I chose to be, So I forsook the fam'ly farm To be one, don't you see?

cowboy, training, learning

Cowboy Poultry Gatherin'

FOLK COLL 11 A-23

Darrell Arnold

A Life of Leisure

Well, me and Bill was talkin' 'bout How we could make a buck 'Cause we both was tired of workin' And we thought we'd change our luck.

investment, horses, outfitters

Cowboy Poultry Gatherin'

FOLK COLL 11 A-23

Darrell Arnold

The Great Debate

Ol' Skinner Joe liked mules, you know. He wouldn't own a horse. The only way he'd work or play was on a mule, or course. And nothing you could say or do, no ploy of any kind Would make him flinch or budge an inch, or change his stubborn mind.

mule, horse, debate

Cowboy Poultry Gatherin'

FOLK COLL 11 A-23

Darrell Arnold

Wapiti

Have you heard the wild elk calling? Have you heard him screaming bold? Have you heard his haunting bulge? Have you felt your neck grow cold?

elk, antlers, year

Cowboy Poultry Gatherin'

FOLK COLL 11 A-23

Darrell Arnold

Prairie Night

A buckaroo from the Circle 2, After drawing all his pay, Headed straight for town where he rode right down To a bar called Happy Day.

bar, storytelling, stampede