FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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Book Title

Composer

Call #

Pages

Author

Poem Title

First Lines

Keywords

Cowboy Poetry from Utah

Carol A. Edison

FC 11 E-06

Yula Sue Hunting

A Fall

Oh, I have heard stories and I know you have too.

past, present, horses, cowboys, occupation, change

Cowboy Poetry from Utah

Carol A. Edison

FC 11 E-06

Frank A. Brewer

Old Horse

Old horse your days are numbered.

horse, aging, lame, devotion, cow pony, protection

Cowboy Poetry from Utah

Carol A. Edison

FC 11 E-06

Frank Brewer

The Legion of the Lost

They come from every walk in life.

death, father, daughter, baby, suicide, stranger, pity, sorrow, depression, marriage, life story

Cowboy Poetry from Utah

Carol A. Edison

FC 11 E-06

F. Allan Brewer

Modern Cowboy

I have lived a wild life and I've earned what I've spent.

occupation, cowboying, cattlemen, work, pay, winter, snow, cattle, life

Cowboy Poetry from Utah

Carol A. Edison

FC 11 E-06

F. Allan Brewer

A Most Colorful Life

When I was a young man my skin was well browned.

cowboying, rope, braid, change, life, hardship, progress, aging, work, pickup, contentedness

Cowboy Poetry from Utah

Carol A. Edison

FC 11 E-06

F.A. Brewer and F.B. Steiner

The Devil's Circle

I must have been sick as a dog last night.

fence, fencing, barbed wire, Hell, Satan, work

Cowboy Poetry from Utah

Carol A. Edison

FC 11 E-06

Frances B. Steiner

The One That Got Away

For years Dad lived on Bitter Creek.

father, accident, trapped, leg, boot, horse, fall, pinned, caught, foot, survival

Cowboy Poetry from Utah

Carol A. Edison

FC 11 E-06

Frances Brewer Steiner

Roundup Time on the Mountain

Each fall they rode the summer range to gather up the steers.

meat, cattle, beef, sharing, roundup, food

Cowboy Poetry from Utah

Carol A. Edison

FC 11 E-06

Finley H. Bayles

The Day Me and Strawberry Fell

Old Strawb was a fair lookin' cowhorse.

cow pony, fall, accident, survival, hurt, positive, strength, dedication

Cowboy Poetry from Utah

Carol A. Edison

FC 11 E-06

Finley H. Bayles

Outlaw Country

The cabin was silent and lonely, in a deserted glade it stood.

cabin, skunk, sleep, wildlife

Cowboy Poetry from Utah

Carol A. Edison

FC 11 E-06

Finley H. Bayles

Sooner and the Serpent

Well, you've heard of the League of Nations.

Devil, drink, alcohol, beer, drunk, Satan, tied, steer

Cowboy Poetry from Utah

Carol A. Edison

FC 11 E-06

Lucile Bradley Bush

Swappin' Yarns at Roundup

A bunch of us boys was swappin' yarns to amuse ourselves one night.

storytelling, daughter, danger, cow, dog, saved, child, doctor, injury, wound, riding

Cowboy Poetry from Utah

Carol A. Edison

FC 11 E-06

Lucile Bradley Bush

Beatty, Nevada

Beatty, Nevada and thereabouts.

Nevada, landscape, desert, peace, contentedness

Cowboy Poetry from Utah

Carol A. Edison

FC 11 E-06

Floyd A. Jensen

The Day I Roped a Deer

We was sittin' drinkin' coffee.

Utah, winter, deer, roping

Cowboy Poetry from Utah

Carol A. Edison

FC 11 E-06

Floyd A. Jensen

Back Home

To wake up in the morning and smell dew on fresh cut hay.

home, longing, family, youth, childhood, mother, father, farm

Cowboy Poetry from Utah

Carol A. Edison

FC 11 E-06

Floyd A. Jensen

Old Jack Swensen's Ride

Now if you're ever down in Goshen town.

milch cow, bucking, ride, laundry, clothesline

Cowboy Poetry from Utah

Carol A. Edison

FC 11 E-06

Frank Lemon

Spring Roundup on the San Rafael Desert

I seem to hear the jingle of spurs.

roundup, desert, drought, dry, feed, spring, range, memories, reminisce

Cowboy Poetry from Utah

Carol A. Edison

FC 11 E-06

Frank Lemon

The Bald-faced Bay

I was riding down a Utah ridge.

Utah, horse, riding, trade

Cowboy Poetry from Utah

Carol A. Edison

FC 11 E-06

Frank Lemon

Just a Poor Cowboy

Out by a western waterhole, one cold November day.

watering hole, death, dying

Cowboy Poetry from Utah

Carol A. Edison

FC 11 E-06

100

J'Wayne "Mac" McArthur

Pardners

City folks are satisfied just havin' friends.

partner, friends, sharing

Cowboy Poetry from Utah

Carol A. Edison

FC 11 E-06

101

J'Wayne "Mac" McArthur

Levis

A cowboy's pants are Levi brand.

clothing, pants, levis

Cowboy Poetry from Utah

Carol A. Edison

FC 11 E-06

102

J'Wayne "Mac" McArthur

Grow Up

Climbin' down from a broncy colt.

work, job, employment, occupation

Cowboy Poetry from Utah

Carol A. Edison

FC 11 E-06

104

Scott McKendrick

Movin' But Stayin'

It seems like only yesterday.

work, friends, parting

Cowboy Poetry from Utah

Carol A. Edison

FC 11 E-06

105

Scott McKendrick

Rodeo People

I guess sometime or other, we all have a bad luck streak.

friends, help, cowboy code

Cowboy Poetry from Utah

Carol A. Edison

FC 11 E-06

106

Scott McKendrick

Don't Teach That Girl to Rope

The first mistake I ever made.

roping, girlfriend, courtship