FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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Poems of Banjo Paterson

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FOLK COLL 11 P-40

108

Banjo Paterson

Saltbush Bill's Gamecock

'Twas Saltbush Bill, with his travelling sheep, was making his way to town; He crossed them over the Hard Times Run, and he came to the Take 'Em Down; He counted through at the boundary gate, and camped at the drafting yard: For Stingy Smith, of the Hard Times Run, had hunted him rather hard.

sheep, rooster, breeder

Poems of Banjo Paterson

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FOLK COLL 11 P-40

114

Banjo Paterson

A Bushman's Song

I'm travelling down the Castlereagh, and I'm a station-hand, I'm handy with the ropin' pole, I'm handy with the brand, And I can ride a rowdy colt, or swing the axe all day, But there's no demand for a station-hand along the Castlereagh.

song, travel, ranch

Poems of Banjo Paterson

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FOLK COLL 11 P-40

117

Banjo Paterson

Father Riley's Horse

'Twas the horse thief, Andy Regan, that was hunted like a dog By the troopers of the Upper Murray side; They had searched in every gully, they had looked in every log

priest, horse, horse thief

Poems of Banjo Paterson

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FOLK COLL 11 P-40

122

Banjo Paterson

Riders in the Stand

There's some that ride the Robbo style, and bump at every stride; While others sit a long way back, to get a longer ride.

rider, winner, riding style

Poems of Banjo Paterson

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FOLK COLL 11 P-40

124

Banjo Paterson

Bottle-O

I ain't the kind of bloke as takes to any steady job; I drives me bottle cart around the town; A bloke what keeps 'is eyes about can always make a bob - I couldn't bear to graft for every brown.

bottle, drinking, booze

Poems of Banjo Paterson

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FOLK COLL 11 P-40

126

Banjo Paterson

Story of Mongrel Grey

This is the story the stockman told On the cattle-camp, when the stars were bright; The moon rose up like a globe of gold And flooded the plain with her mellow light.

water, horse, training

Poems of Banjo Paterson

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FOLK COLL 11 P-40

130

Banjo Paterson

A Mountain Station

I bought a run a while ago On country rough and ridgy, Where wallaroos and wombats grow - The Upper Murrumbidgee.

mountain, sheep, ranch

Poems of Banjo Paterson

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FOLK COLL 11 P-40

134

Banjo Paterson

Jim Carew

Born of a thoroughbred English race, Well proportioned and closely knit, Neat, slim figure and handsome face, Always ready and always fit, hardy and wiry of limb and thew, That was the ne'er-do-well Jim Carew.

bar, drinking, funeral

Poems of Banjo Paterson

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FOLK COLL 11 P-40

136

Banjo Paterson

The Travelling Post Office

The roving breezes come and go, the reed-beds sweep and sway, The sleepy river murmurs low, and loiters on its way, It is the land of lots o' time along the Castlereagh.

sheep, mail, coach, travel

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

The End is the Beginning

Old friends live on in my memory, as do the days of long long ago, And as I grow older and feebler, so do those memories grow. The laughter and voices grow clearer, the faces seem to draw near, And I know that I am again closer, to the ones I once held so dear.

memory, age, experience

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Luck

A rabbits foot will bring good luck, so many times it has said, but that rabbit once had four of them, and now that sucker's dead.

luck, mysticism, faith

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

From Bad to Worse

Now my wife just left and the well went dry, and my horse is sick and about to die.

unlucky, bad day, unhappiness

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Too Much Bull

Now this here is a story, with a moral good and true, and it might be this story, was written just for you.

bull, story, fly

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Old Smeller

Now I lay me down to sleep, beside this big old hairy creep. If he should die before I wake, I'd take it as a lucky break.

smell, disgust, gross

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Mountain Funeral

Once there was a mountain man, he was nearly eight feet tall, three hundred pounds of solid man, with little fat at all.

mountain, funeral, frozen

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Companions

Now his shoulders sagged beneath his pack, he never raised his eyes, as he shuffled down the railroad track, and stared down at the ties.

friendship, dog, loneliness

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Jilted

Now a long long time ago, back early in my life, I once came almighty close, to taking on a wife. I had on my tux and tophat, and white spats on my shoes, and was walking to the church, where we'd exchange "I do's."

insult, wedding, suicide

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

A Real Friend

When hard times come and things get rough, a dog won't up and leave you, nor will he lie or cheat or steal, or endeavor to deceive you.

friendship, dog, loyalty

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

The Coffee Pot

Now up here in the mountains, it is just as like as not, if the heater stove is burning, the coffee pot is hot.

coffee, morning, waking

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Evening in the Morning

The sun is sinking out of sight, as another day goes by, stars begin to claim that space, in the big Montana sky.

evening, rest, gratitude

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Live Your Life For You

If your life's become a drag, and is filled with sad despair, if you feel that just existing, is a burden you must bear.

depression, bills, needs

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

My Old Model T & Me

Now there was a glib tongued peddler, who dealt in Model T's, and surely was took in by him, and those words of speed and ease.

horse, buggy, car

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Running Scared

Now my wife she says to me, "there's a long and creepy thing, laying up there on that rock, right next to the spring.

rattlesnake, gun, miss

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

A Quick Way to Learn

Now Mom she used to whip us, when at some mischief we were caught, but she'd lay it on much easier, if we yelled an screaming a lot.

learning, mother, father

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

The Road to Town

Now that old road out to the ranch, it needs a little repair, it has some ruts along the way, and a pothole here and there.

road, travel, use