FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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A Montana Cowboy's Book

FC 11 A-05

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

A Saddle

There are all kinds; Western; English; And side.

material culture, gear

A Montana Cowboy's Book

FC 11 A-05

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

Blacksmith

A worker in black metal; A hammer in one hand; The bellow in the other; Beatin' the anvil for a new brand.

occupation, occupational lore, branding iron

A Montana Cowboy's Book

FC 11 A-05

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

A Ghost Town

There's nothing left; Old buildings and a tumble week; Broken down houses that were once a home; Old machines that don't work and no one needs.

past

A Montana Cowboy's Book

FC 11 A-05

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

A Cowboy

A cowboy is proud to be what he is; And wouldn't change if he had to.

pride, occupation

A Montana Cowboy's Book

FC 11 A-05

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

This Cowboy is a Steak and Potatoes Man

I am a steak and potatoes man; So I want you to understand; No matter where I travel in this land.

food

A Montana Cowboy's Book

FC 11 A-05

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

Pioneers of the West

The open plains; There for the takin'; Travel to the unknown; A new life in the makin'.

history, past, settler, heritage

A Montana Cowboy's Book

FC 11 A-05

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

A More Ruthless Hand

Heartaches were a many; For plenty; In the lawless west.

past

A Montana Cowboy's Book

FC 11 A-05

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

A Cowgirl

A cowboy has a hard reputation to live up to; He works hard night or day as a cowboy he is.

beauty

A Montana Cowboy's Book

FC 11 A-05

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

The Gallatin Valley

To a valley in Montana; I must boast; For the people here are nice; The view from the range by far is the most.

landscape

A Montana Cowboy's Book

FC 11 A-05

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

Men of the Past

The lay in the ground; On a hill, just outside of town; Hung for a theft of the thrill; Now they are buried, at Boot Hill.

cemetery, dead

A Montana Cowboy's Book

FC 11 A-05

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

Driftin' Old Cowboy

My Father got up; In the morning sun; He got his work finished; Before breakfast was done.

cafe, waitress, broken down cowboy, luck

A Montana Cowboy's Book

FC 11 A-05

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

Montana Lady

She's a country lady; She has strength in her pride; She's a lady through and through; Qualities you cannot hide.

city girl, cowgirl, women, independence

A Montana Cowboy's Book

FC 11 A-05

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

You'll Remember

Oh the wide open skies of Montana; On a clear chilling night in December; The temperature so cold it takes your breath away; For this place called Montana you'll remember.

Big Sky

A Montana Cowboy's Book

FC 11 A-05

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

A Small Town on the Range

A movie Thursday through Saturday only; A walk and window shopping down the street; Knowing each others business; This is the people in a small town you'll meet.

neighbors, friends

A Montana Cowboy's Book

FC 11 A-05

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

Pick-Up Truck Cowboy

I am just a pick-up truck cowboy; And I don't even have a ranch; Traveling' the blacktop to another rodeo; Maybe someday the bank will take a chance.

road, travel, wide open spaces, independence

A Montana Cowboy's Book

FC 11 A-05

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

Where a Cowboy Lives

I have become too much of the mountains; To live in the cities anymore; I will not trade my freedoms; For walking out in your back yard from my back door.

law, rules, anti-society, independence

A Montana Cowboy's Book

FC 11 A-05

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

My Promise Land

Some have called me a drifter; Some have called me a flim-flam man; But all I really am is a pioneer; Looking for my promise land.

promised land, travel

A Montana Cowboy's Book

FC 11 A-05

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

The Good Old Days

Bring me back to yesteryear; The simple times of the past; Grant me the joys of yesteryear; And make sure that they last.

heart, soul, memories

A Montana Cowboy's Book

FC 11 A-05

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

The Montanan Dream

There was a Virginia City gold strike; In Eighteen Sixty-three; It lasted about ten years; That's what kept Montanans free.

Big Horn, Custer, Indians, Big Sky, Montana

A Montana Cowboy's Book

FC 11 A-05

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

Country Christmas

Snowflakes on the tree limbs; Christmas lights they are dim; From the chimney is the smoke; Sure is pretty to the folks; Well it's Country Christmas time again.

holiday, Christmas tree, Christmas Eve, New Year, turkey, home, family

A Montana Cowboy's Book

FC 11 A-05

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

I'm Mountain Country

I like country music; Original rock n' roll; Crying time blues; And fifties-sixties gold.

music, rock 'n' roll, barroom, dance, friends

A Montana Cowboy's Book

FC 11 A-05

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

The Legend of Two Mountain Men

There was two of them; A father and a son; They went to find a mate; Now look what they have done.

1984, kidnapping, jogger, manhunt, breaking the law, violence

A Montana Cowboy's Book

FC 11 A-05

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

Someone Special

My Grandfather lived on his ranch; And he liked to work mighty hard; He liked to ride his horses; In his two thousand acre back yard.

grandpa, past, family, days gone by, grandfather

A Montana Cowboy's Book

FC 11 A-05

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

Now I Am a Grandfather

Now that I am a Grandfather; And I've watched my children grow; I've said to them many a time; There is a story that you must know.

grandfather, courage

A Montana Cowboy's Book

FC 11 A-05

Don "Cheese" Akerlow

Friday Nights at Stacey's

It's a good old place to go; If you're feelin' kinda low; And have nothin' to do; Come on in and chew.

bar, beer, dance, cigarette smoke, loneliness, cigarettes