FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Western Poems, No. 2
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Olephia "Leafy" King
A Rainbow's End
Long ago as I lay on my bedroll.
sky, rainbow, rain, showers
Western Poems, No. 2
FC 11 K-02
33
Olephia "Leafy" King
The Bareback Rider
If you'll listen I'll tell you a story.
cowhand, bareback riding, drink, alcohol, money, paycheck, bet, betting, cards, card game, gambling, city
Western Poems, No. 2
FC 11 K-02
34
Olephia "Leafy" King
Riding On
There's a cow range in Monitor Valley.
teaching, lessons, Indian, roping, Madison Square Garden, death, champion, Fallon, Nevada
Western Poems, No. 2
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36
Olephia "Leafy" King
Songs on the Prairie
I'm a lonely cowhand.
sing, singing, song, riding, prairie, God, belief, guidance, West, spouse, marriage, light
Western Poems, No. 2
FC 11 K-02
38
Olephia "Leafy" King
Songs Shall Never Die
I want to be a cowboy's sweetheart.
song, sing, singing, music
Western Poems
FC 11 K-03
9
Bruce Kiskaddon
Turnin' the Summer Hosses Out to Graze
Now the summer time is over and the winter time is here.
winter, seasons, horses, Turning, grazing, winter range
Western Poems
FC 11 K-03
11
Bruce Kiskaddon
Savin' the Baby Calf
Now a cowboy may be sort of rough and ready, so to speak.
care, caring, gentleness, kindness, saving, rescue, rescuing
Western Poems
FC 11 K-03
12
Bruce Kiskaddon
When Winter's Nigh Done
There's some spots where the snow has been meltin' away.
spring, grass, calves, newborns
Western Poems
FC 11 K-03
13
Bruce Kiskaddon
Springtime
They're roundin' the hosses up agin and startin' the work fer spring.
roundup, remuda, horses, wind, well broke horse
Western Poems
FC 11 K-03
15
Bruce Kiskaddon
Matching Wits
If you mess with a broncho yore likely to find.
bronco, horse, kick, kicking, butt, bite, blindfold, breaking, broke, foot, tie
Western Poems
FC 11 K-03
17
Bruce Kiskaddon
Flankin'
When a feller starts a flankin', it don't seem much like work.
calves, calf, kick, flanking
Western Poems
FC 11 K-03
19
Bruce Kiskaddon
High an' Wicked
When they cut you out a bucker why the boys all gathers `round.
bucking, horse, buck, jump, hat, bucks, High and Wicked, bronco, ears
Western Poems
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21
Bruce Kiskaddon
Challengin' the Trail
On the hot August days when you feel the sun blaze.
Challenging, summer, heat, snake, rattlesnake
Western Poems
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23
Bruce Kiskaddon
Movin' to Winter Range
Way up along the mountain side and up on the mesas high.
autumn, fall, cattle, snow, September, steers, butcher, meat
Western Poems
FC 11 K-03
25
Bruce Kiskaddon
Cuttin' Out the Calves
Well now them purty little calves has sorter come to grief.
cutting, food, beef, veal, work
Western Poems
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27
Bruce Kiskaddon
After the Fall Roundup
Now the summer work is over and the wagon's pullin' in.
autumn, letters, writing, aging, change
Western Poems
FC 11 K-03
29
Bruce Kiskaddon
The Cowboys' Christmas Dance
Winter is here and it ain't so nice tendin' the feeders and choppin'.
Christmas, holiday, winter, dancing, society, social, people, affiliation, friends
Western Poems
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31
Bruce Kiskaddon
The Purebred Bull
A neighbor of mine, not long ago bought a Hereford bull at the livestock show.
breed, breeding, bred, thoroughbred, Hereford, money, investment
Western Poems
FC 11 K-03
33
Bruce Kiskaddon
The Little Blue Roan
Most all of you boys have rode hosses like that.
horse, brand, branding, calf, warning, honesty
Western Poems
FC 11 K-03
36
Bruce Kiskaddon
The Livestock Show
The man that's fond of critters ort to see the livestock show.
prize, prizes, rodeo, judging, judges, stock, fall, autumn
Western Poems
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37
Bruce Kiskaddon
All Dressed Up
Things is pickin' up as most folks knows.
clothes, clothing, dress, Stetson, hat, protection
Western Poems
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38
Bruce Kiskaddon
New Boots
I got my new boots and they fit me jest right.
clothing, gear, new clothes
Western Poems
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39
Bruce Kiskaddon
The New Cook
Our old cook he quit, and the new one has lit.
foodways, grub, food, thin, fat, cooking, attitude
Western Poems
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41
Bruce Kiskaddon
The Long Horn Speaks
The old long horn looked at the prize winning steer.
longhorn, Hereford, change, progress
Western Poems
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Bruce Kiskaddon
The Chuck Wagon
She ain't what she was in the days of her glory.
food, wagon, chuck wagon, Dutch oven, cooking, foodways