FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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Author

Poem Title

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Keywords

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

Cowboy Poetry from Utah

Carol A. Edison

FC 11 E-06

108

Vern Mortensen

When Spring Work is Finished

Spring work is almost finished and I.

work, occupation

Cowboy Poetry from Utah

Carol A. Edison

FC 11 E-06

109

Vern Mortensen

The West That Was

This was the west that used to be, ranges that stretched afar.

past, change, west, horses, cattle, men

Cowboy Poetry from Utah

Carol A. Edison

FC 11 E-06

110

Vern Mortensen

Badger--The Zebra Dun Mule

Homp and I rode in to Rush Lake one sunny April day.

stray, mule, bucking, riding, youth, confidence, pride

Cowboy Poetry from Utah

Carol A. Edison

FC 11 E-06

116

Jon Pentz

Big Red

I was out of a job, just laying around town.

ranch hand, employment, work, punching cattle, horse, bucking, breaking horses, lightning, death, storm

Cowboy Poetry from Utah

Carol A. Edison

FC 11 E-06

119

Jon Pentz

Tired of Town

I'm fed up with this life I live.

city, country life, range, alone, crowd, longing

Cowboy Poetry from Utah

Carol A. Edison

FC 11 E-06

120

Jon Pentz

The Lost Sheep

Here's a little hint to all you gents.

sheep, tent, camp, cold, winter, wet, fire, matches, coffee, warmth

Songs of the Cowboy

Don Edwards

FC 11 E-09

Don Edwards

The Ballad Hunter

Long ago there was a man who rode throughout the West.

Jack Thorp, singer, musician, banjo, mandolin, cowboy song

Songs of the Cowboy

Don Edwards

FC 11 E-09

Jack Thorp

Whoopee Ti Yi Yo, Get Along Little Dogies

Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies

Songs of the Cowboy

Don Edwards

FC 11 E-09

anonymous

The Old Man's Lament

As I was a-walking one evening for pleasure.

baby, fatherless child, cheat, wife, husband

Songs of the Cowboy

Don Edwards

FC 11 E-09

anonymous

The Old Chisholm Trail

On a ten-dollar horse and a forty-dollar saddle.

cowboying