FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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Rawhide Rhymes

FC 11 B-05

S. Omar Barker

Cow Country

Here is a country still unplowed.

land, nature, canyon, dry, plains, faith

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S. Omar Barker

Manana

Manana is a Spanish word most folks would like to borrow.

procrastination, tomorrow, siesta, nap

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S. Omar Barker

The Empty Bunk

Ol' Charley's boots with saggin' heels stand empty by his bunk.

gear, material culture, parody on death, Bar G, marriage, honeymoon, love, humor, bunkhouse, friendship, pardners, bride, groom, longing

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S. Omar Barker

Tackin' on the Shoes

Of all the ol' back-achin' jobs a cowpoke's got to do.

bronc, horse shoeing, occupational lore, patience, sweat, muscle, cowboy, strength, work, swear, swearing, swear words, hammer, nail, occupation

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S. Omar Barker

A Frontier Wife

She saw them crawling, closing in.

settler, homestead, homesteader, woman, wife, gun, Indians, Apache, shot, bullet, traditional roles, housewife, message, Mrs. Stevens, note, buckshot, attack, fight, gunfight, humor

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FC 11 B-05

S. Omar Barker

Buckaroo's Brew

Now here is a recipe, time-tried and true.

chuck wagon, coffee, foodways, strong coffee, humor

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FC 11 B-05

S. Omar Barker

Cowboy Independence

The hired-man-on-hossback is one kind of cuss.

hired hand, horseback riding, work, wages, wrangling, wrangler, boss

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FC 11 B-05

S. Omar Barker

Rain on the Range

When your boots are full of water and your hat brim's all a-drip.

work, occupation, gear, wet, cold, job, punching cattle, shelter, misery, occupational hazard, town

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FC 11 B-05

S. Omar Barker

Frontier Doctor

There were cowboys bold in the frontier West.

settle, settling the West, brave, bravery, gun, medicine, doc, frontier, black bag, lifesaving

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S. Omar Barker

Hospital Cowboy

They took me to a hospital to try and cure my itch.

doctor, facts of life, mange, nurses, needle, embarrass, embarrassment, scratch, cure

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S. Omar Barker

The Riders

He claimed he'd rode the bad'uns plumb from Canada on south.

Buck La Rue, brag, bronc rider, pride, two-bit spread, local, buckingbronco, reputation, bronc busting

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FC 11 B-05

S. Omar Barker

Bedtime Story

She married a cowboy.

sleep, marriage, husband, wife, snoring, moo, moos, sleeplessness, awake

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S. Omar Barker

Bear Ropin' Buckaroo

Now ropin' bears (says Uncle Sid) is sure a heap of fun.

rope, roping, danger,

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S. Omar Barker

Useless Question

No Texan ever asks you where you're from.

chatter, regionalism, Texas, pride, locale

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FC 11 B-05

S. Omar Barker

Barbecue

They asked me, "What's a barbecue?. . .I told 'em it's a feast.

party, foodways, beef, regionalism, food, society, Texan, Texas, West, meat

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FC 11 B-05

S. Omar Barker

Thanksgiving Argument

About this here Thanksgiving there are two opposin' views.

disagreement, Pop McIntyre, Smoky Hughes, cowpoke, debate, pros and cons, work, sweat, gratitude, good luck, blessing, blessings, buckaroo, turkey, God, Lord, thankful

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FC 11 B-05

S. Omar Barker

Boot Galoot

The cowboy is as proud a cuss.

pride, oversensitive, fastidious, dainty, spade, sheep, self-admiration, high-heeled boots, boots, awkward, money, saving money, made-to-measure boots, fancy garnish, tight boots, strength, death, Western history, particular cowboy's behavior

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FC 11 B-05

S. Omar Barker

Cowboy Factory-Old Style

The town kid was a runaway.

town kid, runaway, hard work, laborer, working for food and bed, wanting to be a cowboy, buckaroo, rewarded for hard work, patience, riding, throughn off the horse, playing a joke, learning to ride, becoming a cowboy

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FC 11 B-05

S. Omar Barker

Some Horses I Have Rode

I've rode a heap of horses, and a few of them were fools.

riding, love for horses, variety of horses, characteristics of horses, workhorse, cowpony, palomino, mustangs, special features, comparison to the human race

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FC 11 B-05

S. Omar Barker

The Murder Brand

They branded the steer, and they turned him free.

steer, Texas range, branding, Trail Kid, revenge, shot father, search the killers, punishment, justice, injustice, killing

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FC 11 B-05

S. Omar Barker

The Sentimental Banker

I went to see a banker to negotiate a loan.

bank, banker, loan, landowner, livestock ownership, money, security, finances, courting, getting married, cowpuncher, saving money, courtship, marriage

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S. Omar Barker

Grand Canyon Cowboy

I'd heard of the Canyon (the old cowboy said).

rim of the Canyon, edge, depth, dizziness, enormousness, mightyness ,fear of heights

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S. Omar Barker

Longhorn

They asked me "What's a longhorn?" . . . Well, I didn't tell it.

Texas cow, steer, tough hide, strength, power, endurance, courage, grey skin, red blood, stubbornness, love for freedom, plows, rails, fences, tough cowboys

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FC 11 B-05

S. Omar Barker

Cowhoss

I asked a gray oldtimer 'bout the horse he'd like to straddle.

horses, love for horses, buckskin, thoroughbred, scrub, paint, palomino, wild, tame, mustangs, special features of horses, Arab, beauty

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S. Omar Barker

Sheriff in Town

Into gun smoke in the town.

Sheriff Bibb, gunsmoke, fight, feud, Talbots, La Rues, shooting, patrol, anger, battle, foolishness, newspaper, Steerville Star,