FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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Pat Richardson, Unhobbled

FOLK COLL 11 R-50

Pat Richardson

Big Outfit

I work for the Flying M, Double D, Diamond lower case Q

brand, ranch, company

Pat Richardson, Unhobbled

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Pat Richardson

E.P.A

Gathering cattle in the foothills when Mother Nature called, there was no place to go but in the thicket; I was doing best I could when I heard somebody yell, "By golly now I'm giving you a ticket!"

environment, ticket, bathroom

Pat Richardson, Unhobbled

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Pat Richardson

Bill's Dog

He was in the wrong place most of the time, and his dog was nearly as bad;

dog, cattle, crazy

Pat Richardson, Unhobbled

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Pat Richardson

Embroiderin' the Truth

Uncle Ned had many stories that'd thrill you to the bone of his alleged wild, and wooly youth;

lie, tall tale, rope, bear

Pat Richardson, Unhobbled

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Pat Richardson

1936

A person can remember a lot of things from when he was pretty young, but needs something important happening so he can date how old he as later.

memory, vacation, grandfather

Pat Richardson, Unhobbled

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Pat Richardson

Frenchy and the Bay Horse

My Dad was always trading horses and cows when we were kids. Sometimes he traded his cows, and sometimes other people's cows, but as a rule he owned the horses he traded.

horse training, accident, fall

Pat Richardson

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Pat Richardson

The Donner Party

They sent invitations to the remnants of the Donner Party crew, gonna have a big reunion and an old time Bar-B-Que.

cannibalism, donner, survivor

Pat Richardson

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Pat Richardson

Hoppy the Coyote

Up in Nitwit, North Dakota, where the snow sometimes get deep, lived a coyote known as "Hoppy" who got tired of eating sheep.

coyote, bee, children

Pat Richardson

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Pat Richardson

Geezer

Father Time and Mother Nature are an unrelenting pair, they give you constant aches and pains, and take your teeth and hair.

age, memory, mind

Pat Richardson, Unhobbled

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Pat Richardson

Five Card Draw

Ben and Zeke had spent the winter in an isolated camp, had a woodstove for the cooking and for light, a Coleman lamp.

camping, bet, poker

Pat Richardson, Unhobbled

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Pat Richardson

Daywork

The corral we ran the cattle in, was dang sure past its prime, and what kept it from falling's a suspense;

corral, excuse, fake

Pat Richardson, Unhobbled

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Pat Richardson

Cowboy and the Waitress

The waitress asked the cowboy if he'd please remove his hat 'cause some lady had complained that she was shocked. "What is it that offends her?" asked the cowboy real polite, "Is it the hat, or just the way I got it blocked?"

waitress, manners, hospital

Pat Richardson, Unhobbled

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Pat Richardson

Bad Habits

Does your horse have some bad habits? Do you think it's all an act? Is his main concern attending to his dang digestive tract?

horse, training, habits

Pat Richardson, Unhobbled

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Pat Richardson

Chris Beck

In Petaluma, California, Chris Beck was one of the nicest guys you'd ever want to meet. (They named the Arena in Santa Rosa after him.) He also had a slaughter house in Petaluma where he mostly handled veal calves.

motorcycle, ambulance, guts

Pat Richardson, Unhobbled

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Pat Richardson

The Coyote Trap

I had a little ranch leased in Petaluma, and when we first moved there some neighbors felt sorry for us and would pay us surprise visits. They had two of the meanest, most destructive little brats I'd ever seen.

trap, coyote, revenge

Pat Richardson, Unhobbled

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Pat Richardson

Burt and the Cow

Well, that old brindle cow decided that she wasn't gonna go; she knew Burt couldn't rope, and his kid-broke horse was slow.

roping, cow, brindle

Pat Richardson, Unhobbled

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Pat Richardson

Bob Fletcher

I went to 13 different grammar schools and had quite a few different last names. My Dad was a cow dealer and when things would start going bad, he'd sell the cows, move, and change our name. he had the uncanny ability to show a profit by not paying the mortgage holder, the feed store, or any other outfit dumb enough to give him credit.

milking, temper, calves

Pat Richardson, Unhobbled

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Pat Richardson

Bill Fleecyhocks

Bill Fleecyhocks rode into town aboard his stifled mule; if you overlooked the sheepy stains old Bill looked pretty cool.

sheep, smell, bathe

Pat Richardson, Unhobbled

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Pat Richardson

The Night Before New Years

'Twas the night before New Years and out in the fog, Ben's driving drunk and he's scaring the dog. He was dodging the lights of the oncoming cars Shep was amazed that they'd made it this far.

drunk, driving, dog

Pat Richardson, Unhobbled

FOLK COLL 11 R-50

Pat Richardson

The Alamo

When the odds are against you at twenty to one, Remember the Alamo. When you got no more bullets to put in your gun, Remember the Alamo.

run, memory, courage

Pat Richardson, Unhobbled

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Pat Richardson

Shep's Poetry

Ben sat his kitchen table and his mind had drawn a blank, his creative juices wouldn't seem to flow "I need some new material," he muttered to his dog, "for the annual, upcoming, Horseman's Show."

dog, poetry, publicity

Pat Richardson, Unhobbled

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Pat Richardson

Roundup in the Spring

Ropes uncoil in the darkness, whistle true and find their mark. Saddle up a snug your hat down, make a bronc ride in the dark.

round-up, spring, song

Pat Richardson, Unhobbled

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Pat Richardson

Rod's Wig

Up in Sims, North Dakota, where the Nelson family dwells, Old Rod began to having these erratic dizzy spells.

wig, animal, nap

Pat Richardson, Unhobbled

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Pat Richardson

Tico and the Cow

Tico and Ben were the two laziest men I ever met, or at least spent much time around, and they were proud of it. If someone was overheard talking about some feller they deemed lazy, either one of them would butt right in and brag about something they'd done (or hadn't done) that'd prove they were even more worthless than the mythical guy being discussed.

cowdog, chase, trample

Pat Richardson, Unhobbled

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Pat Richardson

Bigfoot

I ran a little trap line up in Idaho one year; one night I heard a tapping on the door. I looked out and there stood Bigfoot, holding up his off hind leg, acting like his foot was kind of sore.

betting, bigfoot, lose