FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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,
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S. Omar Barker
The Mustang Bay
His mane and tail flowed long and black, His coat was blood-red bay.
Texas range, wild horses, freedom, untamed, stallion, mare, chase wild horses, plains, taming, busted spirit, proudness, beauty, death, open range
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S. Omar Barker
Gunman's Code
Bill Doolin led an outlaw clan.
outlaw, Bill Tilgham, fearlessness, lawless, killing, shooting, cattle thief, suspicion, six-guns, Red Buck, shoot in the back, lawman, honesty, respect
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S. Omar Barker
Law West of the Pecos
Judge Roy Bean of Vinegarroon.
saloon, High Court, killing, theft, Pecos, witnesses, drinks, drinking, Hanks, disobedience, own rules
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S. Omar Barker
Cowboy's New Year's Resolution
As one who's been a cowhand since the wildcats learned to spit.
cowhand, hard work, dreams, wishes, sleep, wealthy widow, better food, lesswork, easier work, roping, whiskers, imaginations, fantasies, not keeping New Year's resolutions, free thoughts
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S. Omar Barker
Judge Bean's Jury
If times was bad or times was good.
Pecos, law, liquor, employment, Joe Todd, steal, jury trial, jury of nineteen, opposing lawyer, changing the law, making own rules
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S. Omar Barker
Jurisdiction
At Vinegarroon, in Judge Bean's court.
quick trial, whipping, hanging, liquor, drinks, justice, lawyer, law, San Anthony, friction, disturbance, own rules, Bart Gobble, jurisdiction
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S. Omar Barker
Fine
Judge Bean's court, knowed near and far.
court, post office, billiard hall, whiskey, wine, law, justice, Pecos, impudence, rudeness, killing, theft, fines, Bart, shot man, coroner, special court rules, gun
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S. Omar Barker
Judge Bean's Bear
Old-time trains on the S. P. Line.
Pecos, Vinegarroon, saloon, bar, drinking, rub-o'-the-brush, attraction, bear, Texas sun, performing bear, tricks, drunk bear, selling beer, travel, kerplunk, expensive beer, tricking passengers
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S. Omar Barker
Mustang Manners
If you say that a cowboy got thrown off his bronc.
horse, politeness, friendship, saying things in a nice way
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S. Omar Barker
For the Love of Lily
Judge Bean, he cut out pictures, and he hung 'em on the wall.
Lily Langtry, love, longing, dreams, bar, whiskey bottles, beauty, punishment, injustice, blindness, misjudgment, horse thief, admiration, Langtry
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S. Omar Barker
Portrait of a Puncher
Dee Bibb's an old cowboy I've known for some years.
broncos, steer, rodeos, rodeo champs, longhorn, fighting, roping, laughter, jokes, good humor, good natured man, looking at the good sides in life, cattle trading, horses, cows, aging, maintaining humor, music, fiddle, guitar
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S. Omar Barker
Namin' the Broncos
You take a ranch remuda, and the names them ponies wear.
horses, ponies, variety of names, naming, characteristics, specialties, breaking horses, teach horses, peculiarities, peeler, remuda
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S. Omar Barker
Trail Dust
Each age has had its heroes - men whose blood ran strong and red.
heroes, strength, courage, brave men, old trails, Texas, nature, plains, herding, power of nature, timelessness, memories, bravery
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S. Omar Barker
Stray Cowpuncher
A-ridin' ol' Bally and a-leadin' ol' Paint ?
variety of jobs, optimism, singing song
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S. Omar Barker
The Northern
They asked me: "What's this `norther' them oldtimers talk about?"
Texas, storm, weather, blizzard, power of nature, dark sky, sharp wind, snow, sleet, restless cattle, Kansas, Matagorda shore, death, freeze, buffalo, longhorn, North Pole, severe weather conditions, north wind