FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Cowboys, Cowgirls and the Golden West
FC 11 F-11
19
Jewel Finley
Grass Hoppers
As I walk down the trail.
grasshoppers, insects
Cowboys, Cowgirls and the Golden West
FC 11 F-11
16
Jewel Finley
Ridin' the Rough String
Oh I am a tough buckaroo-o.
buckaroo, beer, bronc busting, throwed, saddle, bucking
Cowboys, Cowgirls and the Golden West
FC 11 F-11
15
Jewel Finley
Walking Alone
I love to go out walking.
walking
Cowboys, Cowgirls and the Golden West
FC 11 F-11
15
Jewel Finley
The Whirling Whirlwind
I'm a whirlwind on the desert, whirling everywhere.
wind, song
Cowboys, Cowgirls and the Golden West
FC 11 F-11
14
Jewel Finley
Dead Hound
Nothing can lie as dead as a hound.
dog, hound, lion
Cowboys, Cowgirls and the Golden West
FC 11 F-11
13
Jewel Finley
My Rough Rider Dad
My dad was a rider where the drifters did go.
Chisholm trail, rider, father, quarrel, family, Nevada, Irish
Cowboys, Cowgirls and the Golden West
FC 11 F-11
12
Jewel Finley
Snowed In
It really causes a panicky feeling.
snow, winter, plow, road
Cowboys, Cowgirls and the Golden West
FC 11 F-11
11
Jewel Finley
November
White, fleecy clouds are racing.
autumn, poetry
Cowboys, Cowgirls and the Golden West
FC 11 F-11
10
Jewel Finley
Nevada, My Home
Oh give me Nevada, home, home of the free.
eagle, Nevada
Cowboys, Cowgirls and the Golden West
FC 11 F-11
9
Jewel Finley
Just Give Me a Horse
The outside of a horse is good.
horse
Cowboys, Cowgirls and the Golden West
FC 11 F-11
8
Jewel Finley
What is A Drink?
To the flapper.
drink, liquor, alcohol
Cowboys, Cowgirls and the Golden West
FC 11 F-11
6
Jewel Finley
The Pony Express Mail Goes Through
Pony Bob rode away from Buckland.
pony express, mail, riding, dedication, belief, west
Cowboy Up: Poetry of and for Working Cowboys
Ada Ann Heckethorn
FC 11 F-12
2
Benjamin Franklin Fancher
School Kids
I rode to school when I was a tot.
children, youth, school
Cowboy Up: Poetry of and for Working Cowboys
Ada Ann Heckethorn
FC 11 F-12
4
Benjamin Franklin Fancher
Nester
There was a Pine Creek pony with a long and graceful stride.
pony, horse, devotion
Cowboy Up: Poetry of and for Working Cowboys
Ada Ann Heckethorn
FC 11 F-12
6
Benjamin Franklin Fancher
Somewhere in New Guinea
Somewhere in New Guinea, where the sun is like a curse.
hell, World War II, soldier, Arizona, hardship
Cowboy Up: Poetry of and for Working Cowboys
Ada Ann Heckethorn
FC 11 F-12
8
Polk Eph Fancher
Humpy
Horses get humpy when the weather gets cold.
horses, cold, saddling
Cowboy Up: Poetry of and for Working Cowboys
Ada Ann Heckethorn
FC 11 F-12
10
Benjamin Franklin Fancher
Cowboy
Oh, here's to the hair brained cowboy.
cowboy, self-sufficient, drink, alcohol, woman
Cowboy Up: Poetry of and for Working Cowboys
Ada Ann Heckethorn
FC 11 F-12
12
Benjamin Franklin Fancher
Walkin' John
Swede Londo owned a cow-horse.
cow pony, race, endurance
Cowboy Up: Poetry of and for Working Cowboys
Ada Ann Heckethorn
FC 11 F-12
14
Benjamin Franklin Fancher
Old Times
I miss them old times I knew as a kid.
past, miner, cowboy
Cowboy Up: Poetry of and for Working Cowboys
Ada Ann Heckethorn
FC 11 F-12
16
Benjamin Franklin Fancher
Reminiscence
The days of the Old West are over.
past, history
Cowboy Up: Poetry of and for Working Cowboys
Ada Ann Heckethorn
FC 11 F-12
18
Benjamin Franklin Fancher
Sunset and Shadow
When the sun is slowly settin'.
mother
Cowboy Up: Poetry of and for Working Cowboys
Ada Ann Heckethorn
FC 11 F-12
20
Polk Eph Fancher
Adios
As the evening sun sank in the west.
cow, wild, calves, horn, death
Ever and Always I Shall Love the Land
FC 11 G-01
21
Clell Goebel Gannon
Life
To hear the first sweet meadowlark of spring.
nature
Ever and Always I Shall Love the Land
FC 11 G-01
22
Clell Goebel Gannon
Far Horizons
When earth is covered with a quilt of green.
thought, nature
Ever and Always I Shall Love the Land
FC 11 G-01
22
Clell Goebel Gannon
Things I Have Seen
I have seen cherries hanging over-ripe.
nature, sight, green, rain, spring