FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Buckaroo Ballads
FC 11 B-04
84
S. Omar Barker
Ranchin'--As Is
I'm a knight of the creakin' saddle, a sunburnt son of the West; My legs is bowed to a straddle; My callin' is manifest.
cowboy, Cowboy Joe, Knights of the Saddle, work, bowlegged
Buckaroo Ballads
FC 11 B-04
85
S. Omar Barker
A Ballad of the Border
Down on the Mexican Border, Far from a house or a town, A cowpuncher lay one hell-heated day, A-waitin' for night to come down.
Lazy J, Aguilar, cattle rustlers, rustling, death, gun, shoot out
Buckaroo Ballads
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87
S. Omar Barker
When Billy the Kid Rides Again
High are the mountains and low is the plain, Where Billy the Kid comes a-ridin' again.
Old Juanico, ghosts, dead men
Buckaroo Ballads
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88
S. Omar Barker
To A Mountain Cowgirl
My cowgirl gal's a mountain maid, Perhaps that's why her eyes, Are deep as lakes in spruce-tree shade, Beneath clear mountain skies.
girlfriend, love, woman
Buckaroo Ballads
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88
S. Omar Barker
Grass
The cattle drifted seeking it 'cross plains and desert sand, Or bawled in driven trail herds when the drought.
barren land, range land, drought
Buckaroo Ballads
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90
S. Omar Barker
Night Herd Song
The prairie's wide, the mountain's high, They's herds o' stars up in the sky, A low wind stirs the sacaton, As I ride night herd all alone.
girlfriend, love, song, dream, lovesong
Buckaroo Ballads
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90
S. Omar Barker
The Mustang's Epitaph
They say the mustang's passin' -- well, goodbye, ol' shaggy-coat, Yuh shore raised noble cain the while yuh lasted!
death, Hell, horse, wild horse
Buckaroo Ballads
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91
S. Omar Barker
The Roamin' Rustler!
Oh, brandin' is the cowboy's way, Of markin' ownership: With Two Bar O or Diamond A, On shoulder, ribs or hip.
branding, rustler, love, rustling
Buckaroo Ballads
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92
S. Omar Barker
On the Mesa Trail
Oh, a white, white horse for a red-haired lass, (And a pinto for her cowboy lover--).
love, lover, girlfriend, boyfriend, romance
Buckaroo Ballads
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92
S. Omar Barker
The Cowgirl at College
Oh, the grass on the range of the old Bar G, Is turning a winter gray, Where the fat herds graze contentedly--And I so far away!
homesick, school
Buckaroo Ballads
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93
S. Omar Barker
He'll Do!
Don't call me no star in the bronc bustin' game -- Sech words is plumb natcherly wrong.
bronc busting, praise, cowboys
Buckaroo Ballads
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94
S. Omar Barker
The One Way He's Crooked
Nobody looks yuh straighter in the eyes, Than a puncher with a hoss between his thighs.
.38, cowboy code, ethics, morality
Buckaroo Ballads
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95
S. Omar Barker
Plenty Pretty!
"My love is like a red, red rose--" So sang some poet feller; He never seen my gal, I s'pose, Nor chamisa bloomin' yeller!
girl, girlfriend, love, woman, gal, beauty
Buckaroo Ballads
FC 11 B-04
96
S. Omar Barker
The Cowboy in Winter
There's a woeful wind a-keenin', Out along the mesa's rim, And a driftin' snow storm flakin', Where the moon comes risin' dim.
snow, occupation, cold, cattle
Buckaroo Ballads
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97
S. Omar Barker
Lopin' Horses
A thumpin' 'cross the mesas at the heels o' ranahans, (Which same is what we call wild lead-out steers).
lope, horse, cow pony, gallop
Buckaroo Ballads
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98
S. Omar Barker
A Turkey Tale Fer Tenderfeet
Now, this here took place in New Mexico.
Cowboy Joe, game, roping, hunting, rope, turkeys
Buckaroo Ballads
FC 11 B-04
100
S. Omar Barker
After Brandin' Time
Sing a song o' swingin' ropes.
roping, calves, branding, roundup, branding iron, romance, love, woman, girlfriend, romance, boss's daughter, school teacher, school marm
Buckaroo Ballads
FC 11 B-04
101
S. Omar Barker
The Female of the Species
It's a well-knowed fact in the range country.
women, male
Buckaroo Ballads
FC 11 B-04
102
S. Omar Barker
Come An' Git It!
I've ate most ever' kind o' food most ever' kind o' place.
food, chuck, chuck wagon, biscuit, chow, hunger, appetite, coffee, beans, grub, cook
Buckaroo Ballads
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103
S. Omar Barker
Old Pony
The dust o' many roundups kinder cloudy-blurs his eyes.
horse, friendship, cow pony, reminisce
Buckaroo Ballads
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104
S. Omar Barker
The Cowboy's Religion
Oh, churches and preachin' and singin' of hymns.
church, God, worship
Buckaroo Ballads
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105
S. Omar Barker
The Old-Timer Talks of Retiring
Oh, I'd like to settle down in some little frontier town.
retirement, memories, aging, past
Buckaroo Ballads
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106
S. Omar Barker
To A Blue-Eyed Cowgirl
I used to think the sky was blue.
girlfriend, woman, female, love, settle, home
Buckaroo Ballads
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S. Omar Barker
The Ballad of Choctaw Charley
Oh, the old man's orders when he smells a north-easter.
wind, north wind, storm, cattle, blizzard, snow, death
Buckaroo Ballads
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109
S. Omar Barker
Word From A Sea Beggar
It ain't as I hankers fer murderin' folks.
law, fighting, lawyer, jail, jailed