FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Burnt Leather
FC 11 H-16
16
Jack Horan
Roan Croppy
This Cayuse saw daylight.
horse, outlaw, bucking bronco, throwed, bucked off, frozen ears
Burnt Leather
FC 11 H-16
20
Jack Horan
A Dance at the Old Schoolhouse
Slim came riding up one day.
school house, bunkhouse, ranch hands
Burnt Leather
FC 11 H-16
22
Jack Horan
Spring
When the Chinook winds blow.
cow, critter, winter, spring, rope
Burnt Leather
FC 11 H-16
23
Jack Horan
Conquered
A big bronc hoss in an old corral.
horse, breaking, youth, lad
Burnt Leather
FC 11 H-16
24
Jack Horan
Roundup
Say, Pal, did you ever listen.
mother, home, thoughts, work, occupation, food
Burnt Leather
FC 11 H-16
25
Jack Horan
The Stampede
Jimmie Vig was telling me one day.
storm, cattle, night, horse, horses, roundup, camp
Burnt Leather
FC 11 H-16
27
Jack Horan
Homeward Bound
Long Jack came drifting out of town.
drink, alcohol, rye, horse, drunk, sober, sobriety, music, sing, singing, song
Burnt Leather
FC 11 H-16
28
Jack Horan
No Reference
Big George came drifting in to camp.
male female relationships, drifter, cowhand
Burnt Leather
FC 11 H-16
30
Jack Horan
A Hoss with a Rep
Did you ever attempt to ride a hoss.
bucking bronco, break, breaking, horse
Burnt Leather
FC 11 H-16
31
Jack Horan
Nature
You're right down close to nature.
wildlife, wolf, pack
Burnt Leather
FC 11 H-16
32
Jack Horan
Wrangling Beans
My experience I'll tell you.
food, cook, cooking, grub, dishes, wash, beans, recipe
Burnt Leather
FC 11 H-16
36
Jack Horan
A Wild Hoss
A wild hoss that wore no brand.
horse, broken heart
Burnt Leather
FC 11 H-16
37
Jack Horan
Wouldn't Take Tellin'
He wouldn't take tellin'.
stubborn, know-it-all
Burnt Leather
FC 11 H-16
38
Jack Horan
Barbed-Wire
You know the trails o' the rangeland.
barbed wire, fence, gate, quilt, blanket, saddle blanket, prairie, sleep
Burnt Leather
FC 11 H-16
39
Jack Horan
Hired
A tenderfoot came in one day.
greenhorn, riding, spur, spurs, horse, hand
Burnt Leather
FC 11 H-16
40
Jack Horan
A Lady's Hoss
Bill Steele had a buckskin hoss.
horse, rodeo, bucking bronco, riding
Burnt Leather
FC 11 H-16
42
Jack Horan
Range Music
There is always something doing.
seasons, summer, spring, fall, autumn, nature, range
Burnt Leather
FC 11 H-16
43
Jack Horan
A Shattered Dream
A cowboy stood at the old corral.
dream, desire, west, female, girlfriend, boyfriend, east
Burnt Leather
FC 11 H-16
44
Jack Horan
Bill's Rattlesnake
Bill was sleeping out one night.
practical joke, trick, prank, snake, quirt, sleeping out
Burnt Leather
FC 11 H-16
46
Jack Horan
The Range Colt
He was a wobbly little fellow.
porcupine, quills, colt, curiosity
Burnt Leather
FC 11 H-16
48
Jack Horan
Me and My Pal
It was in the year o' four.
December, cold, winter, home, warmth, chilled
Burnt Leather
FC 11 H-16
49
Jack Horan
Indian Summer
It is Indian Summer.
night herding, cattle drive, winter, autumn, bunk house, song, Sweet Adeline
Burnt Leather
FC 11 H-16
50
Jack Horan
His Home Town in Montana
Emmet and I were walking.
hometown, Alaska, north, hardship, snow, ice, cold, past
Burnt Leather
FC 11 H-16
52
Jack Horan
A Hoss Called "The Ragging Jew"
He bucked like a rag that's pinned in the wind.
horse, bucking bronco, bay, bucked off, throwed, thrown
Burnt Leather
FC 11 H-16
54
Jack Horan
Old Jim's Trip
Old Jim and I were homeward bound.
temperature, weather, cold, heat, north, south, seasons