FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
51
Lysius Gough
A Night on Pease River
We reached the mouth of Pease River one day.
Red River, alkali lakes, storm, rain, hail, sleet, snow, stampede, journey westward
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
47
Lysius Gough
The T-Anchor Boys
It was in April our spurs began to rattle.
trip, James Wright, Ohio, Texas, gentlemen, John's mob, Mulligan's guard, Narrow-Tread, Leather Lip, Red River Station, Chickasaw Nation, Greer County, Red River, Clarendon, McClelland creek, stampede, Palo Duro, Stickley's, Gunter's ranch, Randall county, Tule, Old Good-Eye, mud
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
52
Lysius Gough
Where No Friend Can See
The night was dark and stormy.
Canadian stream, death, thunder, fearless, hardship, drowned corpse, fate, sadness, graves, grief, loneliness
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
55
Lysius Gough
In a Snow Storm
From Mulberry Canyon over the plains we went.
north wind, cold, tent, snow, fire, warmth, Stake pin, Bill Dad, Taylor Ray, Lysius Gough, Percy Drake
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
56
Lysius Gough
From the Break
'Twas once we left the Dixon break.
Cedar Canyon, rain, snow, sleet, Camper's lake, Ruck, Vince, old Pet, shelter
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
58
Lysius Gough
Driving Beef
On the first of September our voices did sound.
palins, round upcattle, Jule Gunter, Diamond horse, Vas Stickley, Swanny Reb, Lem Shipman, George Isaac, Mexican John, Frank Jackson, Jim Mullins, Kin Johnson, Jim Right, L. Gough, Charles Mabrey, Yellow Net, Sam Wise, Walking John, Frank Denson, T-Anchor crew, storm, Antelope Peak, Amarillo, Amarear, North Palo Duro, Till Beaver Creek, Cimarron, Crooked Creek, Dodge, Arkansaw, Kansas City
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
61
Lysius Gough
The Hail Storm
'Twas on the tenth of June.
North Fork, Red River, cattle herd, canyon, storm, danger, hail, pain, Charlie Clark, companionship
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
65
Lysius Gough
Our Lives Were Saved
One night on the borders of New Mexico.
Tierra Blanco, Charlie, storm, danger, lightning, friendship, drifting cattle
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
67
Lysius Gough
Roff's Outfit
Roff thought his outfit would not fail.
trail, Gunter, Munson, Grayson county ranch, Chickasaw Nation, Pecan bayou, Monument hill, Cash Creek, Texas, Old Captain Creek, Greer, Elm Creek, Mobeetie, Palo Duro
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
73
Lysius Gough
Beat at His Game
He went to camp and this he said.
Parson, champion of the west
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
76
Lysius Gough
The Fine Yearlings
Wright and Stickley their outfits did double.
competition, Jule Gunter, Rebel
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
77
Lysius Gough
Our Kid
We had a kid to drive the wagon.
John Mann, rhyme, haul calves
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
78
Lysius Gough
Doctor Eddleman
In the long ago, a wise old man.
L. Z., family, friendliness, help
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
79
Lysius Gough
Ye Great Staked Plains
Oh, ye great staked plains.
buffalo, Indians, hunters, cow men, profit, fertile fields, Pluvious, courage, endurance, survival, struggle, drought, rain, seasons
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
81
Lysius Gough
Only His Share
The cowboy's life is very rough.
mischief, unfairness, reputation, emotions, good-hearted
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
82
Lysius Gough
Wild Goose and Buzzard
I'll tell you of my pacing brown.
horse, gentle tame, Charlie
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
83
Lysius Gough
Drake, Parson and Taylor
Twas a noble form that rode Stake pin.
Beck, whip, saddle horse, Jim, Tom, Bill Dad, Jude
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
84
Lysius Gough
The T-Anchor Ranch
I would like to see the Palo Duro.
landscape, home, branding, jolly Sam, quiescence
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
86
Lysius Gough
The Lonely Ranch
One night as I went riding.
Wild Cat, Grayson county, Collin line, Betsy, abandoned ranch, lonesome, remembrances, memories, old times
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
95
Lysius Gough
Brown Dick
Brown Dick is a pretty horse.
lady's horse, gentle
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
96
Lysius Gough
Reminiscing
Where long ago the Indian roamed.
buffalo, modernization, highways, aero planes, electric light, changes, machines, technology, historians, Dyer, Gunter
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
101
Lysius Gough
My T-Anchor Bosses
Jim Wright and Vas Stickley, my bosses.
storms, stampede, friendship, reliable, Smokey, Rebel, Summerfield, Gunter, Munson
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
103
Lysius Gough
Chuck and Pay
The cow boy rode the range.
gambling, drunk, heroes, song, stories
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
104
Lysius Gough
Wildly and the Babe
A man worked on the T-Anchor ranch.
round up, hurt, pain, Vince Terry, death, burial, grave, Truby
Spur Jingles and Saddle Songs
FC 11 G-06
105
Lysius Gough
The Stampede
The cloud is rolling, rising.
thunder, lightning, danger, calmness