FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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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
22
Chip O'Brien
Well Known Cowboy Facts
Cowboys are real smart people, born with a special sense
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
23
Chip O'Brien
Sittin' on the Corral Fence
One sight that's purely natural, is a cowboy perched on a fence
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
24
Chip O'Brien
Poetic Justice
I will not participate in sports, Where I can't wear boots to play
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
25
Chip O'Brien
Poundin' of the Hooves
Poundin' of the hooves, Thunder on the ground
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
26
Chip O'Brien
Big Shorty an' the Prize
The letter came in the mornin' mail, An envelope all nice an' pretty
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
27
Chip O'Brien
The Vigilantes
I thought I weren't askeered, O' nothing' but my manly pride
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
28
Chip O'Brien
This is for the Activists
They stand in the hot sun at the entrance to the grounds, handin' out them leaflets to the folks that are all around
animals, rodeo, humane society
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
29
Chip O'Brien
A Broken-Hearted Cowboy
I sauntered into the Acme Bar an' Grill
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
30
Chip O'Brien
Snorin' in the Bunkhouse
They claimed that I snored somethin' awful
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
30
Chip O'Brien
The Card Players
Four cowboys at the table, Their hats 're pulled down tight
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
31
Chip O'Brien
Inevitable
His Colt were nickel plated like th' outside badge he wore
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
32
Chip O'Brien
Free Advice
Dear Abby an' Ann Landers have been givin' advice for years
Downwind O' Cows: A Collection of California Cowboy Poetry
FC 11 O-04
33
Chip O'Brien
Tall People
Seems everyone admires tall people, Their heads up high in th'air
Partners in Poetry
Irene Pecoraro and Blondell Whitehead
FC 11 P-01
23
Blondell Whitehead
Wyoming's Own
There was a story written, It was called, "Wyoming's Own"
Partners in Poetry
Irene Pecoraro and Blondell Whitehead
FC 11 P-01
24
Irene Pecoraro
My Flower Garden
In my flower garden, I have such lovely friends
Partners in Poetry
Irene Pecoraro and Blondell Whitehead
FC 11 P-01
27
Blondell Whitehead
The Yukon Trail
The bitter wind and the driving snow, in that frozen Arctic land
Partners in Poetry
Irene Pecoraro and Blondell Whitehead
FC 11 P-01
29
Irene Pecoraro
Eternal Spring
How like our lives the seasons are, Spring and summer, winter and fall
Partners in Poetry
Irene Pecoraro and Blondell Whitehead
FC 11 P-01
30
Blondell Whitehead
Old Nell the Herb Woman
In the hills of old Wyoming, Where us backwoods folk do dwell
Partners in Poetry
Irene Pecoraro and Blondell Whitehead
FC 11 P-01
31
Irene Pecoraro
Our Kitchen
Our kitchen is a factory, When staffed with knowing hands