FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
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Lysius Gough
Loco
I'll tell you this to let you know.
weed, poison, addiction, loss of senses
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
14
Lysius Gough
Where We Have Been
We will go the east.
winter, plains, storm, cold, trail, fire, experience, buffalo, Indians, Arapahoe, Cheyenne
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
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Lysius Gough
A Lonely Trip
'Twas in February.
Palo Duro, friends, parents, childhood, homeward bound, loneliness, home
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
19
Lysius Gough
Home Again
The sun was getting low.
family, childhood, western news, return, love, Bois d'arc, welcome, changes, death, school, settling down
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
21
Lysius Gough
The Past and the Future
Once I owned a noble horse.
Brown Dick, education, schooling, Columbus, George Washington, study, college, Webster, Clay
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
23
Lysius Gough
The Red Man
The west once the of the free.
Indians, self-sufficiently, buffalo, food supply, land rights, killing, battles, fights, white man's way, reservation
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
29
Lysius Gough
Leather Lip
I rose one morning both early and bright.
bridle, saddle, jump, lazy trot, trail, mule, elephant's snout, Brown Snip, Old Antelope
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
28
Lysius Gough
Sardine
My old night horse will jump from taw.
spur, test, riding, determination
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
27
Lysius Gough
The Tierra Blanco Spring
I'll write a song that you can sing.
water, grass, May, west, heat, thirst
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
26
Lysius Gough
Cow Punching for Health
There was a young man of some little cash.
wealth, spurs, Clubfoot, chuck wagon, herding, Parson, Carson
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
25
Lysius Gough
Plowing with a Sulky
One day as I went walking.
boss, fields, poetry, farming vs. cowpunching
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
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24
Lysius Gough
Brown Dick
Brown Dick is a very pretty horse.
lady's horse, gentle
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
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30
Lysius Gough
My Love is A Cowboy
My love is a cow boy.
faithful, noble, characteristics, behavior, weather, friendship, friendliness, responsible, duty, courage
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
31
Lysius Gough
Plums
The finest plums I ever saw.
Washita, sweetness, plum tree
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
32
Lysius Gough
A Dream
One night after I lay down to rest.
mountains, valleys, night, thoughts, stream, foe, canyon, fly, escape, terror, nightmare, worriers, race, enchanted place, royals, throne, damsels, choirs, harps
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
34
Lysius Gough
Take it to Mother
Take this letter to my mother.
pleasure, joy, wandering boy, roam, love, returning home
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
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35
Lysius Gough
The Spirit of Discovery
The spirit of discovery is a noble thing.
science, study, fame, knowledge, gold, silver, victory, strength, wisdom
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
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36
Lysius Gough
A Ladies' Man
Born to be a ladies' man.
gentleman, charming, gentleness
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
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1
Lysius Gough
At a Marriage
Come all you pretty maids.
story, poem, weeding, Parson, bridegroom, bride, oath, wedding band, ceremony, congratulations
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
41
Lysius Gough
No More to Wander
Once I was a rambling boy.
fearlessness, home, settle down
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
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Lysius Gough
Different Occupations
Some people fooled around and spend their time at leisure.
occupation, United States, farming, food, horses, hogs, security, neighbors, friends, exploring, town, planets, skies, ocean, mountains, discoveries, buffalo, , broncos, coyotes
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
43
Lysius Gough
Fire on the Plains
One night we saw the smoke arise.
weather light, wind, raging blaze, norther, ashes, destruction
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
44
Lysius Gough
A Love Story
Well as this is to me.
departure, Lizzie, fear, pain, true love
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
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Lysius Gough
The Boy's Inquiry
Pa, how are the cow boys.
Texas Frank, poison drink, alcohol, booze, Christian, faithful, questions
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
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Lysius Gough
The Child's Inquiry
Ma, why do men live in the west.
questions, discontentedness, ramble, redskins