FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Orejana Bull: For Cowboys Only
FC 11 G-16
15
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
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
17
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
18
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
19
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
20
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
21
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
21
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
22
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
23
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
1
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
2
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
3
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
4
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
6
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
Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy
FC 11 H-01
7
Chuck Haas
My Ol' Stetson
Y'u shor had a heap o' usin'.
friendship, cowpokes, Canada, Mexico, usefulness, hat, comrade, sturdiness
Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy
FC 11 H-01
8
Chuck Haas
So Long, Will
High in th' roof a new star gleams t'night.
West, Oklahoma, Cherokee Kid, Big Corral, Alaska, Maine, Frisco, Mexico, past times, memories
Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy
FC 11 H-01
9
Chuck Haas
Boots
Th' cowboy is a prideful sort o' hombre?
style, fashion, Stetson, hat, saddle
Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy
FC 11 H-01
10
Chuck Haas
Y'u Know
Slim Jenkins wuz a top cowhand.
shin-dig, Sally, quarrels, romance
Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy
FC 11 H-01
11
Chuck Haas
A Lucky Cowboy
I'm a lucky cowboy, 'cause I ramble.
land, nature, range, single, bachelor, carefree, Stetson hat
Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy
FC 11 H-01
13
Chuck Haas
Th' Ol' Bronc-Peeler's Song
"Yip-pee! I'm a ol' bronc-peeler.
taming horses, fight, break horses, pride
Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy
FC 11 H-01
14
Chuck Haas
Jest A-Sittin'
Jest a-sittin', an' a-thinkin' ?
peace, herding, calves, branding
Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy
FC 11 H-01
16
Chuck Haas
Whar I Belong
I yearn to be whar I belong.
Golden West, Arizony, Arizona, mesquite, sage, suguaros, cactus, nature, longing, happiness
Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy
FC 11 H-01
17
Chuck Haas
Charley's Gone
Montana ain't quite as it wuz a-fore!
West, friend, death, loss, pioneer courage, character, Great Divide, Big Boss
Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy
FC 11 H-01
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Chuck Haas
Yes Sush
A bunch o' us ol' rannyhans.
Fancy Dan, liquor, licker, Oklahomy, Oklahoma, sheriff, shooting, whiskey, desert dew, alcohol, stories