FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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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
FC 11 K-03
37
Bruce Kiskaddon
All Dressed Up
Things is pickin' up as most folks knows.
clothes, clothing, dress, Stetson, hat, protection
Western Poems
FC 11 K-03
38
Bruce Kiskaddon
New Boots
I got my new boots and they fit me jest right.
clothing, gear, new clothes
Western Poems
FC 11 K-03
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
FC 11 K-03
41
Bruce Kiskaddon
The Long Horn Speaks
The old long horn looked at the prize winning steer.
longhorn, Hereford, change, progress
Western Poems
FC 11 K-03
42
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
Western Poems
FC 11 K-03
43
Bruce Kiskaddon
The Thoroughbred
A thoroughbred's a plaything. He's a funny sort of hoss.
horse, racetrack, racetrack, racehorse, betting, gambling, thrill
Western Poems
FC 11 K-03
45
Bruce Kiskaddon
The County Fair
The old county fair was a wonderful place.
trotting, trotter, past, change, horse team
Western Poems
FC 11 K-03
47
Bruce Kiskaddon
Wet Boots
A cowboy goes under a turrible strain.
rain, boots, shoes, clothing, knife, cut, cutting, tightness, tight
Western Poems
FC 11 K-03
49
Bruce Kiskaddon
That Letter
I rode to that box a settin' on a post beside the trail.
mail, letter, writing, communication, dance, female, woman, girlfriend, invitation
Western Poems
FC 11 K-03
51
Bruce Kiskaddon
The Old Time Christmas
I liked the way that we used to do.
barbecue, celebration, party, holiday, food, Santa Claus, people, socializing
Western Poems
FC 11 K-03
53
Bruce Kiskaddon
Cow Sense
You have heard people a sayin' "As dumb as a cow."
talk, intelligence, animals, people, calves, mother
Western Poems
FC 11 K-03
55
Bruce Kiskaddon
Shoveling the Ice Out of the Trough
It's frosty in the mornin' when you wake up in the shack.
morning, cold, water, drink
Western Poems
FC 11 K-03
57
Bruce Kiskaddon
When the Grass is Short and the Old Cows Die
When you have a drouth and the grass don't grow.
drought, water, food, stock, beef, hard times, cold, hunger, coyotes, dead mother, calf, coyote, rancher, winter, bones
Western Poems
FC 11 K-03
59
Bruce Kiskaddon
Ridin' Fence
Ridin' along at a easy walk with your steeples and hammer and pliers.
riding fence, fencing, gate, work
Western Poems
FC 11 K-03
61
Bruce Kiskaddon
Pullin' Bog
When the water gits thick and the mud sorter thin.
waterhole, cattle, buzzards, wet, stuck
Rhymes of the Ranges
FC 11 K-04
29
Bruce Kiskaddon
A Bad Grizzly
The fust time we camped in this canyon.
1879, bear, tall tale, tall tale, hunting, wagon, tongue,
Rhymes of the Ranges
FC 11 K-04
30
Bruce Kiskaddon
Augerin
There's a time that you remember.
auger, augering, lying, liar, lie, yarn, tall tale, tall tale, entertainment, autumn
Rhymes of the Ranges
FC 11 K-04
31
Bruce Kiskaddon
The Ladies' Rifle Team
The ladies has got up a real rifle team.
shooting, guns, clothing, clothes, dress, style, modesty
Rhymes of the Ranges
FC 11 K-04
32
Bruce Kiskaddon
Bad Luck
Did you ever run into a streak of bad luck?
misfortune
Rhymes of the Ranges
FC 11 K-04
33
Bruce Kiskaddon
Cow Boy's Pants
You read and hear about the clothes that cow boys used to wear.
clothing, gear, pants, levis, jeans
Rhymes of the Ranges
FC 11 K-04
34
Bruce Kiskaddon
Between the Lines
There's something I'm not forgetting.
cowboy lore, occupational lore, hardiness, cowboys, work
Rhymes of the Ranges
FC 11 K-04
36
Bruce Kiskaddon
Cow Boy Days
Can you recollect the country.
past, memories, change
Rhymes of the Ranges
FC 11 K-04
40
Bruce Kiskaddon
Bull Ridin'
A feller might think he could stick like a leach.
riding, rodeo, performance, event