FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

Charlie Goodnight: His Life in Poetry & Song

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Andy Wilkinson

Saddlin' Up Time

I never looked forward to the end of the day, Or to the evening, drab and melancholy-gray.

Charlie Goodnight: His Life in Poetry & Song

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Andy Wilkinson

Charlie Goodnight's Barn

Below the lake with the nameless dam; The Arkansas River runs slow-hand.

Rhymes of the Ranges

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Bruce Kiskaddon

Hoof Beats

In the song of the West, each tune and word.

progress, memories, history, development

Rhymes of the Ranges

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133

Bruce Kiskaddon

Retired

He's in the past'er left behind. A hoss that's had his day.

old age, retirement, horses, cow punching, memories

Wild Horse Jack: A Cowboy's Memories of a Young Idaho, 1914-1917

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Jack Gerard

Arizona, horse, travel, Arco, Idaho, pool hall, fighting

Rhymes of the Ranges

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134

Bruce Kiskaddon

Old Frosty

Old Frosty was a round up cook as cranky as a grizzly bear.

cook, round-up, work, sour, leader, chuck wagon

Rhymes of the Ranges

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136

Bruce Kiskaddon

Out of Turn

Have you been in a bunk house or' round a chuck wagon.

memories, branding, roping, stray horses, mistakes, youth

Rhymes of the Ranges

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138

Bruce Kiskaddon

Pack Saddle Dan

A hardy old feller was Pack Saddle Dan.

adultery, boots, marriage, revenge

Rhymes of the Ranges

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141

Bruce Kiskaddon

Progress

Years ago, when some old cow man started buildin' up a brand.

progress, wilderness, civilization, cattle, rancher

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142

Bruce Kiskaddon

Rain

It's sumpthin' a feller caint hardly explain.

rain, cold, cow puncher, water, mixed feelings

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143

Bruce Kiskaddon

Ridin' School

I've heard `em say, in ridin' schools.

riding, rules, practice, bucking horse, experience

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144

Bruce Kiskaddon

Ridin' In

Most any old cow puncher grins when he thinks.

drinking, bars, thirst, friendship, riding, towns, memories

Rhymes of the Ranges

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145

Bruce Kiskaddon

Spittin

You notice there is quite a bit.

spitting, chewing tobacco, men

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146

Bruce Kiskaddon

Stan

Saint Peter stood at the Golden Gate.

heaven, hell, judgment day, cunning, Saint Peter, Solomon

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147

Bruce Kiskaddon

Sidin' His Dad

Now can't you remember when you was a lad.

father, son, memories, change, example

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148

Bruce Kiskaddon

Shoveling the Ice Out of the Trough

It's frosty in the mornin' when you wake up in the shack.

cold, ice, water, cows, trough, professors, winter

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149

Bruce Kiskaddon

Them Store Clothes

Do you remember the clothes that you wore?

store, clothes, overalls, socks, poor, change

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150

Bruce Kiskaddon

Swimmin' the Herd

The river is up, but then the boss.

water, swimming, bravery, cattle, herd, wagon, rivers

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151

Bruce Kiskaddon

The Cook

I've noticed sometimes round up cooks.

cook, round-up, looks, work, reliable, strong, fire, wood, tough

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152

Bruce Kiskaddon

The Pet Hoss

I once rode a pet hoss, as ornery as camp.

horse, ornery, manipulate, strong, tough, riding, roping

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153

Bruce Kiskaddon

The Man That Chaws

The man that drinks hard likker makes a lot of funny jokes.

chewing tobacco, arguments, fights, quiet, spitting

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154

Bruce Kiskaddon

The Willow Creek Wedding

So you think it's sort of funny.

wedding, courtship, jealousy, cunning, mistakes, parson, drunk

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164

Bruce Kiskaddon

The Stage Coach

From camp to camp, from town to town.

stage coach, driver, horses, Indians, danger, blizzard, hold up, memories, wheels, mail, passengers

Rhymes of the Ranges

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165

Bruce Kiskaddon

The Line Camp

You rode into the line camp 'bout the time the sun went down.

line camp, rats, cold, home, stove, candles

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Bruce Kiskaddon

The Drouth

The blizzards and cold of the North take their toll.

drought, draught, water, heat, hunger, thirst, money, mortgage, survival, chance