FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Cowboy Poultry Gatherin'
FOLK COLL 11 A-23
96
Darrell Arnold
Colorado Skies
I'm a son of Colorado Where the shortgrass prairies rise To the foothills of the Rockies 'Neath the Colorado skies.
sky, nature, sound
Cowboy Poultry Gatherin'
FOLK COLL 11 A-23
98
Darrell Arnold
Cowboy Christmas Mornin'
When I woke myself this mornin', I was sure caught by surprise By the view outside my window. I could not believe my eyes.
christmas, letter, memories
Cowboy Poultry Gatherin'
FOLK COLL 11 A-23
100
Darrell Arnold
The Hunter
There's a feelin' in September When the lieaves are turnin' gold, And the wind is cool and gusty And the nights are growin' cold,
hunter, tradition, prey
Cowboy Poultry Gatherin'
FOLK COLL 11 A-23
103
Darrell Arnold
From Riches to Nags
I worked and slaved for several years Till everything was sunny. I chose one day to have some fun With all my extra money.
rich, spending spree, horses
Cowboy Poultry Gatherin'
FOLK COLL 11 A-23
106
Darrell Arnold
The Wolf
Oh Prairie Wolf, I hear you sing Your lonely, haunting cry. Oh how I love your mournful note- Your music soaring high.
song, wolf, history
Cowboy Poultry Gatherin'
FOLK COLL 11 A-23
108
Darrell Arnold
Adios Montana
This mornin' somethin' happened That just almost took my breath- I saw a snowflake fallin' and It scared me 'most to death.
winter, travel, southerner
Cowboy Poultry Gatherin'
FOLK COLL 11 A-23
110
Darrell Arnold
Ridin'
When I was a little boy My dad took me aside And said, "To be a cowboy, Son, You'll have to learn to ride.
riding, terrain, horses
Screwbean Perspective
FOLK COLL 11 B-80
1
Fin Bayles
A Simple Matter of Identity
I saw on the prairie an old fashioned "Cowboy," I could tell that he was because of his gear.
outfit, gear, look
Screwbean Perspective
FOLK COLL 11 B-80
2
Fin Bayles
Canyon Country Home
I've roamed a half a million miles seen a half a million views, I've traveled with the fast lane crowd When they were makin' news.
travel, history, home
Screwbean Perspective
FOLK COLL 11 B-80
4
Fin Bayles
Green Apple Time
Down Southeast on Murphy's Point, homesteaders are long gone Rode a cowkid named Jimmy on a stockin'-legged roan. 'Crossed a forgotten fallow field, not ploughed this generation, Rose a spector of a long gone day, an unlikely situation.
coyote, fight, apple
Screwbean Perspective
FOLK COLL 11 B-80
6
Fin Bayles
The Wreck of the Overland Mail
As he stepped through the door, they handed him his orders Hand-written on a yellow folded page. His name was Oley, he was fresh out of Sweden And he was skipper of the overland stage.
mail, consequences, crash
Screwbean Perspective
FOLK COLL 11 B-80
9
Fin Bayles
Just Another Cowboy Day
West of Elk Mountain's the river Long Point, Fable Valley, and on Sweet Alice, Big Cave and then Bowdies Is the country where this tale comes from.
height, watchman, manners
Screwbean Perspective
FOLK COLL 11 B-80
11
Fin Bayles
The Education of a Teacher
Back in the fall of 'forty-eight A new schoolmarm hit town, She was drivin' a near new Plymouth coupe Kinda reddish brown.
teaching, revamp, culture
Screwbean Perspective
FOLK COLL 11 B-80
13
Fin Bayles
Fancy Grub's Just Food
Ole Hank and Joe quit the cowcamp They hung up their saddles and guns, They'd worked forty years for a little time off Turned over their outfits to their sons.
food, culture, bill
Screwbean Perspective
FOLK COLL 11 B-80
16
Fin Bayles
Dogtown Saturday Night
Last night at Pepito's Cantina, 'Crossed the tracks, at the edge of "Dogtown," The Mutt brothers rode on their Whippets And bought theirselves beers all around.
dancing, dogs, bar
Screwbean Perspective
FOLK COLL 11 B-80
20
Fin Bayles
Beware the Ripoff
I got this little bay piebald mare 'Bout seven hundred pounds. The kids used to use her regular, But now they all live in town.
sale, mare, cheat
Screwbean Perspective
FOLK COLL 11 B-80
21
Fin Bayles
Country Comfort
Out the back of each sturdy old ranch house Just behind some old barn on the hill, Stands a sturdy little outbuilding So unkempt, so forlorn, and so still.
truck, country, new
Screwbean Perspective
FOLK COLL 11 B-80
23
Fin Bayles
The Death of Juan Chacon
The eastern sky was growing light The stars were turning pale The dawn would chase the shadows From the strange but friendly trail.
herdsman, sheep, death
Screwbean Perspective
FOLK COLL 11 B-80
26
Fin Bayles
Sacred Turf
The movie makers had come to town Like they'd done many times before. They'd hired all the horses and extras From their headquarters in a local store.
movie, actress, drama
Screwbean Perspective
FOLK COLL 11 B-80
27
Fin Bayles
An Ode to Unisex
It came time for our annual vacation To go someplace 'sides the farm. With my grain I'd got most of my bills paid, Had my hay crop piled up in the barn.
hippies, gender, confusion
Screwbean Perspective
FOLK COLL 11 B-80
28
Fin Bayles
Everybody Bleeds Sometime
After a wild party One happy payday night, A young cowboy named Willy Woke up in a terrible fright.
blood, psychology, dead
Screwbean Perspective
FOLK COLL 11 B-80
30
Fin Bayles
The Walpi Tiger
In northern Arizona At a place known . as the strip, There's a special kind of cowboy, The kind that's tough to whip.
bug, exaggeration, desert
Screwbean Perspective
FOLK COLL 11 B-80
33
Fin Bayles
Ode to the Oyster
Now us bonafide Cowboys are kinda tough From brandin' and markin' and other crude stuff. There's dust and manure, cow slobbers and blood Ropin's some lofty, but brandin's pure crud.
seafood, rocky mountain oyster, trick
Screwbean Perspective
FOLK COLL 11 B-80
36
Fin Bayles
Bunkhouse Winter Night
When it's winter on the Mesa And snow's deep on the range, When nights are long and lonely And sometimes kinda strange --
winter, blizzard, story telling
Screwbean Perspective
FOLK COLL 11 B-80
42
Fin Bayles
Cowboy of Another Dimension
Here's the tale of a five year old Cowboy Who couldn't go with his Dad every day Sometimes he got treated just like a kid Had to stay 'round the ranch house and play.
stickhorse, child, running