FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy
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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
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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
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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
Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy
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Chuck Haas
Out Hyar
"Out hyar th' weather's hot ...an' cold?
nature, rain, sunshine, cacty, alkali, dangers, complaints
Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy
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Chuck Haas
Who Will Care
Y' boys have met th' cuss we dread?
loud-mouth, grub-line, Big Bill Hendrick, DutchAnny, lies, stories, braggart, Ol' Nick
Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy
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Chuck Haas
`Zackly
Folks...on a cow-ranch, in th' West.
work, rest, West, drink, payday, pay day, relaxation, writer, writers, town
Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy
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Chuck Haas
Reel-istic-like
`Cause he let his six-guns fly out.
realistic like, two gun kid, gun slinger, six shooter, gun fight, movies, motion picture, Hoot Gibson
Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy
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Chuck Haas
Windies
Shor I'm a o'-timer! Trailed most ever'where.
old timer, pride, hard times, misfortune, ride chuckline, chuck-line, chuck line
Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy
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Chuck Haas
Perfect
A yeller sun in a turquoise sky.
romance, courtship, love, marriage, range
Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy
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Chuck Haas
Chaw-Terbacky Bill
Boys called him "Chaw-TerbackyBill."
chew tobacco, chewing tobacco, spit, tobacco juice, humor
Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy
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Chuck Haas
One Mawnin'
Th' dark has sifted to' th west.
morning, sunrise, cow camp, herding, work, occupational lore
Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy
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Chuck Haas
Ol' Scoocum Bill
Ol' Scoocum Bill o' th' Rafter Cross.
bronc buster, bronco busting, twister, hand, occupation, expert
Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy
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Chuck Haas
I'm Haid fer Arizona
I'm haid fer Arizona! Boys! Soon I'll split th' breeze.
home, friendship, crowds, range
Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy
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Chuck Haas
Aggravatin'
Boys, it's shor plum' aggravatin'.
aggravating, aggravation, theft, stealing, money, winnings, woman, female, trick, sly, humor
Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy
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Chuck Haas
Our Veterinary
Some folks think he's a feller.
veterinarian, doctor, doc, animal, animals
Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy
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Chuck Haas
Injin Wile
When a cowboy an' an Injin.
Indian, trade, deal, white man, bargain, tobacco
Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy
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Chuck Haas
Our Reward
Did yu ever loop a hoss from out th' cavvy.
horse, Sandy, hat, thief, stealing, reward, bucking
Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy
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Chuck Haas
Injin Summer
Howdy stranger? Purty weather?
autumn, fall, winter, seasons, October
Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy
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Chuck Haas
O' th' Long Ago
Out West...in th' cattle country.
past, memories, milk cow, milch cow, humor
Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy
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Chuck Haas
In a Creakin' Saddle
In a creakin' saddle...I lope frum camp.
cow camp, night herding, herd, storm, stampede, cattle
Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy
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Chuck Haas
A Ill's Smoke
We's ridin' drag on a stragy herd.
herd, herding, cattle, stampede, storm, tobacco, work, occupation, exhaustion, tired, sleep, hungry, hunger
Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy
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Chuck Haas
It's True
T'was on spring brandin'...hot as hell!
Noah, branding, bee, animals, flood, work, ark
Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy
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Chuck Haas
Th' Ol' "Timer"
I `member when Dad built thet clock.
time, past, history, memories
Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy
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Chuck Haas
It Shor Do
I stood at th' Canyon's edges.
Great Plateau, rim, canyon, conversation, preacher, nature
Rhymes o' a Driftin' Cowboy
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Chuck Haas
Ol' Spot
Forty year I' been a-ridin'.
horse, cow pony, riding, roping