FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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FC 11 O-03
9
Harold Otto
In Memory of Clyde Moore
A friend has bone from out our midst, His voice no more we hear
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
6
Chip O'Brien
On Bein' a Cowboy
I sit an' try to ponder 'bout, What a cowboy's s'posed to be
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
7
Chip O'Brien
The Braford Cow
Out here in Northern California, we have a new breed of cow
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
8
Chip O'Brien
What's It Comin' To?
In my town, just a few weeks ago, Somethin' happened worthy of mention
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
9
Chip O'Brien
The Parade
Up in ol' Montana, They was gonna have a parade
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
9
Chip O'Brien
A Matter of Taste
Hey, Dude, when are you gonna get with it? Your fashion's like two hundred years old
clothing
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
9
Chip O'Brien
The Finest Rodeo Cowboy
I knew this ol' rodeo cowboy
fame, participation, famous
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
10
Chip O'Brien
A Shootout on Fremont Street
A Shootout On Fremont Street, the epitaph headline read
death, gun
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
11
Chip O'Brien
The ol' Buckboard Wagon
I saw an ol' buckboard wagon, Rotting on a lawn
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
10
Chip O'Brien
Course There's Cowboys Here
You tell me there ain't no cowboys, Out here in this land of motion
ocean
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
12
Chip O'Brien
Contented Cows
The Longhorn sneered at th' other cows
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
13
Chip O'Brien
Another Case of Animal Abuse
All my life I were made ta think, That a moose were a four-legged critter
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
13
Chip O'Brien
Learnin' Hard Work
Foreman said, "You'll learn real quick, That ranchin' you work an' you ride
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
13
Chip O'Brien
Black Jack Ketchum
Black Jack Ketchum was a desperado, In his death, there's a moral to know
outlaw
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
14
Chip O'Brien
The Velcro Cowboy
Ol' Burlap Foster were a cowboy, but he weren't too awful bright
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
15
Chip O'Brien
El Charro
The tule fog in California winters is raw, My friend tells a story 'bout somethin' he saw.
cows, Hereford, Mexico
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
16
Chip O'Brien
The Fortieth Annual Town Fair an' Rodeo
At the fortieth Annual town Fair an' Rodeo, Fat Mike tripped hisself an' broke his little toe
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
17
Chip O'Brien
What's Important
A fancy jeweled goblet drinks the same as my battered ol' tin cup
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
17
Chip O'Brien
Skinny Evans
Now, Skinny Evans, he loved rodeo, Had a hard time to find an event
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
18
Chip O'Brien
Fatherhood
For you gents that know about fatherhood, An' sittin' in the waitin' room
father, child, parent
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
19
Chip O'Brien
Insensitivity
And also you cowboys smell bad, Like a barnyard, I should think
odor
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
20
Chip O'Brien
What Really Happened to My Truck
I had the day off, so I called ol' Greg
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
21
Chip O'Brien
Differences
Our country's called a meltin' pot, But things are real divided
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
21
Chip O'Brien
I Got Class
Them city folks say I ain't got no class, A social outcast they shun
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
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Chip O'Brien
Well Known Cowboy Facts
Cowboys are real smart people, born with a special sense