FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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Orejana Bull: For Cowboys Only

FC 11 G-16

Gail I. Gardner

The Sierry Petes

Away up high in the Sierry Petes.

Tying the Knots in the Devil's Tail, Sandy Bob, Buster Jig, Devil, drunk, drinking

Orejana Bull: For Cowboys Only

FC 11 G-16

Gail I. Gardner

Cowboy Love Song

See the sun a-comin' out.

honey chile

Orejana Bull: For Cowboys Only

FC 11 G-16

Gail I. Gardner

The Moonshine Steer

Two cowboys left their camp one day.

still, alcohol, corn liquor, steer

Orejana Bull: For Cowboys Only

FC 11 G-16

Gail I. Gardner

The Cowman's Troubles

I used to make money a-runnin' wild cattle.

cattlemen, past, change, progress, banks, banker, lawyer, borrowing, money, inspector, forest ranger, taxes, Saint Peter, Heaven, Hell

Orejana Bull: For Cowboys Only

FC 11 G-16

Gail I. Gardner

Arizona August

Sunshine and shadow, dewdrops and rain.

seasons, nature

Orejana Bull: For Cowboys Only

FC 11 G-16

Gail I. Gardner

Old Batch

I hears of a blowout up in town.

dance, dancing, woman, marriage, independence, bachelor

Orejana Bull: For Cowboys Only

FC 11 G-16

Gail I. Gardner

The Dude Wrangler

I'll tell you of a sad, sad story.

pardner, partner, change, clothing, clothes, guide, boots, shot, gun

Orejana Bull: For Cowboys Only

FC 11 G-16

Gail I. Gardner

The Flyin' Cowboy

They say there isn't nothin'.

fly, flying, Arizona, ranch, stunts, wings

Orejana Bull: For Cowboys Only

FC 11 G-16

Gail I. Gardner

Cowboy, Whiskey, Museum & Co.

My legs is kinda weary.

prehistoric, livestock, dinosaurs, past

Orejana Bull: For Cowboys Only

FC 11 G-16

Gail I. Gardner

Real Cowboy Life

You have read these cowboy stories.

stock, cattle, winter, hardship, stubborn

Orejana Bull: For Cowboys Only

FC 11 G-16

Gail I. Gardner

Show Boy

I used to know a cowboy.

contest, contests, rodeo, city, prize, change, work

Orejana Bull: For Cowboys Only

FC 11 G-16

Gail I. Gardner

Tribute to an Honest Old Pony

You can sing of Nancy Hanks.

racing, fame, Strawberry Roan, Curley Fletcher, friendship

Orejana Bull: For Cowboys Only

FC 11 G-16

Gail I. Gardner

Ore Train

Yoke up the steers.

mining, mine, ore, smelter, ox, oxen, heart, treasure, men, depth

Orejana Bull: For Cowboys Only

FC 11 G-16

Gail I. Gardner

Forgotten Wheels

From the cunning of the wheelwright.

wheel, wagon, progress, west, building, change, oak, iron, settlement, settlers, pioneers

Orejana Bull: For Cowboys Only

FC 11 G-16

Gail I. Gardner

The Firemen's Mascot

The firemen have some bright red wagons.

fireman, profession, occupation, horn, bull, alert

Orejana Bull: For Cowboys Only

FC 11 G-16

Gail I. Gardner

Verses with a Modest Christmas Present

We are giving each other no presents.

alcohol, liquor, brew, drink, drinking, barleycorn

Orejana Bull: For Cowboys Only

FC 11 G-16

Gail I. Gardner

Baby of Mine

What are you looking at, Baby of mine?

child, father, children, dreams, youth, childhood

Orejana Bull: For Cowboys Only

FC 11 G-16

Gail I. Gardner

To Delia, 1950

I still can dig a noble ditch.

aging, fifty, age, chores, work, health, birthday, fiftieth

Orejana Bull: For Cowboys Only

FC 11 G-16

Gail I. Gardner

Cowboy to Postmaster

You have heard the story of Buster Jig.

retirement, pension, government job, work, occupation, profession, aging, change

Orejana Bull: For Cowboys Only

FC 11 G-16

Gail I. Gardner

Old Cowboys Don't Die

As I walked out in the streets of old Prescott.

death, aging, old age

Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy

FC 11 H-01

Chuck Haas

Hyar's Hopin'

Folks, I ain't no poet.

poetry, fun, enjoyment, cowland stories, cowboy lingo, range life, roping

Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy

FC 11 H-01

Chuck Haas

The Cowboy's Heritage

In th' heart o' th' fust explorers?

westward movement, freedom, Indians, gun-fire, Mexicano, pioneers, nature, beauty, West, scent

Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy

FC 11 H-01

Chuck Haas

Ropin'

Yu kin take "shinny-on-hossback."

polo, dude name, golf, tennis, baseball, football, sports, thrill, forty-foot-lass-rope

Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy

FC 11 H-01

Chuck Haas

Pawnee Bill

Thar's a spot in Oklahomy.

nature, animals, Blue Hawk, chief, Indians, council, gathering, war, frontier, changes, evolution, Major Gordon W. Lillie

Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy

FC 11 H-01

Chuck Haas

I'd Tell a Man!

"I'd tell a man" . . . if such could be?

prairie, nature, vast land, freedom, grub, camp, Arizony, Arizona