FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Northern Arizona -- Fall

After a good wet summer on the Northern Arizona range.

autumn, Arizona, cattle, market

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Northern Arizona Winter

The calves are shipped.

winter, Arizona, Thanksgiving, Christmas, seasons

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Manuel

Now, Manuel, he's a "wetback."

wetback, Mexican, ranch hand

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Ol' River

Ol' River is a buckskin horse.

horse

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

The Loan Arranger

It used to be in days gone by.

loan, money, debt, outlaws

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Estate Planning

Once there lived this old "Hosteen."

Navajo, inheritance, sons, father, medicine man, numbers, mathematics, greed

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Horse Sense

A friend of mine up there under the Rim.

roping, bear, intelligence

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

A Frog Strangler and a Gully Washer

An Arizona cowboy chanced to visit.

east, west, westerner, rain, water, dry

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Have You Heard the One About

I talked about a "herd of cows."

speech, language

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Mean Mama

We's a brandin' th' calves.

branding, calf, castrate

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Cloud Watchers

You can tell an Arizona cowman.

clouds, weather, rain, water, Noah

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Tell the Banker -- "No"

When I worked for the Bank.

appraiser, horseback, saddle, spurs, bucking, banker

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Ranch Neighbors

Good neighbors are an "asset."

neighbors, friends, help

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Ranch Labor Problem, Solved

I heard of a rancher a few years back.

ranch, work, foreman, banker, partner, sharing, ownership

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

A Chip Off the Old Block

There's a certain type man.

Mormon, religion, faith, Brigham Young, heritage, church

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Commodore

Commodore Perry Owens was the name of the man.

lawman, sheriff, outlaw, sheepmen, cattlemen, shoot, shooting

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Yup

I'll teach you a lesson that was taught to me.

plants, feed, cattle

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

The Eyes Have It

Well, I went to see the Banker.

bank, money, loan, eyes, compassion

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Just Good Business

A banker is a business man.

banker

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Lion Hunters

Out here in old Arizona.

hounds, track, mountain lion, cat, hunting

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Double Trouble

Two old cowmen were talkin' once.

prices, drought, hard times, bank, money

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

The Acid Test

There are two kinds of cowboys.

cowboy, dress, clothing, manure

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Thick or Thin

Now, I've drunk water from mountain streams.

water, drink, dry

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

Thanksgiving Prayer

Have you ever been so fortunate.

Thanksgiving, water, gratitude, prayer, God, belief

Western Verse or Worse

FC 11 F-10

Rolf M. Flake

More or Less

I visited my friend named Charley Redd.

water, dry