FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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Rawhide Rhymes

FC 11 B-05

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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FC 11 B-05

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

Rawhide Rhymes

FC 11 B-05

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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FC 11 B-05

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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FC 11 B-05

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

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FC 11 B-05

S. Omar Barker

Battle At Blazer's Mill

Bill Roberts came to Blazer's Mill a-ridin' on a mule.

Lincoln County, fool, making fun of a person, Dick Brewer, six gun, Charley Bowdre, shooting, revenge, shooting back, killing, coward, ridicule

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FC 11 B-05

S. Omar Barker

First Chevalier

Where lies his dust nobody knows.

horseback riding, fame, pride, past, old days, courage, riding, riding horses, Cossack, Saracen, noble horsemen

Rawhide Rhymes

FC 11 B-05

S. Omar Barker

Old West Welcome

Upon the old-time ranches there was always table space.

cowboys, stranger, sharing food, hospitality, asking no question, friends, help with the work, treated as a guest, pride in custom, rough men, warm hearts

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FC 11 B-05

S. Omar Barker

Tenderfoot

You ask me: "What's a tenderfoot?" It ain't no word of shame.

cowboys, similarities, human characteristics, weakness, strength, clumsiness ,ignorance, horses, greenhorn, inability to ride, nature, naiveness, no awareness of nature, ignorance, avoiding hard work, blackjack liquor

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FC 11 B-05

S. Omar Barker

Tom Smith Of Abilene

Those times where raw in Abilene.

Texas, trail hands, rough men, trying to keep peace, six gun, fights, marshals, fearlessness, shooting, killings, courage, bravery, tough trail crews, fist fighting, Wyoming Frank, waylaid, hero

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FC 11 B-05

S. Omar Barker

Cowgirl's Choice

To start with, take a horseback man whose face the sun has browned.

cowboy, horseback man, characteristics, special attitudes, love, tenderness, pride, strength, handsome, special way of treating horses, gentle, horses, courage, attitude

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FC 11 B-05

S. Omar Barker

Outlaw's Funeral

They didn't have no preacher when they laid Black Jack away.

justice, grave, coffin, honesty, outlaw gang, bullets, tears, flowers, friendship

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S. Omar Barker

Cowboy at College

I went up to a college, and they asked me what I knowed.

education, knowledge, horse, cow, history, algebra, buckaroos, philosophy of life, thinking, spitting, grammar, question, answer, professor, intellectuals, simplemindedness, basic knowledge

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FC 11 B-05

S. Omar Barker

Watchin' Him Drink

When you ride a horse to water, slack the reins and let him drink.

observe horses, characteristics of horses, special attitudes of horses, understanding for horses, feeling for horses, human characteristics, habits, different ways of behavior, different ways of drinking

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FC 11 B-05

S. Omar Barker

Catfish Cowboys

The driest time I ever saw in the West.

drought, dryness, dry land, dry rivers, snake, rattlesnake, cattle

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FC 11 B-05

S. Omar Barker

Tall Men Riding

This is the song that the night birds sing.

night birds, nature, plains, Texas, sky, singing, hawk, buzzard, rabbit, riding, moon, loneliness, night, cattle, past, memories, old times, shadows, phantom, ghostly trail

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FC 11 B-05

S. Omar Barker

Rangeland Preacher

Some tenderfeet was askin' me about the cowboy's rope.

definitions of a cowboy's rope, explanation of a cowboy's rope, function of a rope, string of twisted strands, roping cattle, California clan, Texan, whale line, lasso, lariat, catgut, reacher, clothesline, twine, sliphole, Haven's Gate, angels, cloud

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FC 11 B-05

S. Omar Barker

The Main Item

No matter if your life is like a car that's out of gas.

fate, good , bad, heartache, women, ailment, illness, liver, wealth, poverty, gold, brass, wishes, dreams, hope, weevils, food, thankfulness, cattle, grass, happiness, life, gasoline

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FC 11 B-05

S. Omar Barker

Breakin' the Broncs

When it comes to breakin' broncos, there are several different views.

taming horses, colt, roping horses, training, gentle, rough, pony, subdue, punishment, master, boss, understanding horses, friendship, knowledge, patience, hackamore, lessons, reward, bucking horses, cowboys, bronc busting

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FC 11 B-05

S. Omar Barker

One or the Other

The man who brags that he never got throwed.

boaster, blowhard, bragger, blower, tenderfoot, liar, disliked behavior objection, aversion

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FC 11 B-05

S. Omar Barker

Drifter's Thanksgivin'

A way out West long years ago, it came Thanksgivin' time.

fall, festivity, broke, hunger, appetite, no shelter, Thanksgiving dinner, cold, tiredness, horses, dinner invitation, ranch, lonesome, loneliness, prairie dog, rabbit, toad, dugout, cowboy, invitation, hospitality, friends, sharing supper, plain meal, beans, Jacob, boar, coffee, prayer, thankfulness, bread, angels, God, Lord, kind stranger, empty stomach, feast

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FC 11 B-05

S. Omar Barker

Coosie

The asked me "What's a coosie?" So I told 'em that it means.

cook, burnt food, beans, coffee, grub, biskit, biscuit, chuck, coffeepot, cocinero, biskit-shooter, broncos, mule, wagon, chuckwagon, feeding cowhand, memories, toothless old cowhand, jolting wagon, toughness

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S. Omar Barker

Git Along!

The dogie's a calf without parents or friends.

motherless calf, stray calf, poor health

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FC 11 B-05

S. Omar Barker

Ravens Over the Pass

Rider less came the horse to camp.

birds, raven, horses, cowboy, death, sorrow, pain, blood, spring, father, lost son, nature, sadness, grief, fear of mind, sunset, horse thief ,riderless horse, nameless rider, unknown rider