FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Rawhide Rhymes
FC 11 B-05
149
S. Omar Barker
Retired Bronc Rider
These tame ol' plugs you ride these days (remarks ol' Baldy Bill).
horse, mount, memory, memories, brag, bucking horse, bucking bronco, riding, dynamite, bronc busting
Rawhide Rhymes
FC 11 B-05
150
S. Omar Barker
Buckaroo Braggin'
Cowboys may do some braggin'.
bragging, buckaroo, pride, boast, modest, caterwauling, horse
Rawhide Rhymes
FC 11 B-05
151
S. Omar Barker
Howdy!
I've seen a few big cities and a heap of middlin' towns.
over-population, crowd, city, stranger, friends, smiling, eye contact, smile, grin, stranger, neighbors, neighborly, hello, greetings
Rawhide Rhymes
FC 11 B-05
152
S. Omar Barker
Cowman's Wife
Now the gal that loves a cowboy might as well make up her mind.
livestock, husband, cowman, spouse, marriage, worry, fear, temper, disagreement, second fiddle, wife, honeymoon
Rawhide Rhymes
FC 11 B-05
153
S. Omar Barker
What's a Bronco?
They asked me "What's a bronco?" Since they seemed to crave to know.
bronc, equine son of cyclones, buck, bucking, horse, widow maker, hoss
Rawhide Rhymes
FC 11 B-05
154
S. Omar Barker
Four-Footed Dynamite
They asked me "What's a rodeo?" I told 'em that I knowed.
occupation, cowboy, win, wild West, adventure
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
12
S. Omar Barker
Code of the Cow Country
It don't take such a lot of laws.
law, cowboy code, code of ethics, welcome, respect, women, sharing, shut gates, neighbors, talk straight, shoot straight, a man's word, live the best you can, code of west
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
13
S. Omar Barker
Earmarks
This feller was a stranger, but his outfit looked all right.
cow camp, cow camp, greenhorn, tenderfoot, pay, payment, pay for chuck, second hand, fiver, five dollars
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
14
S. Omar Barker
First Chevalier
Where lies his dust nobody knows.
horseback riding, horseback rider, bareback rider, history, steeds
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
15
S. Omar Barker
Jack Potter's Courtin'
Now young Jack Potter was a man who knowed the ways of steers.
courting, cows, 1884, Cordie Eddy, love, romance, sweetheart, female, gal, girl, proposal, pop the question, horse, kiss, courtship
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
16
S. Omar Barker
Cow Country Clue
Old cowboys claim they knew for shore.
homestead, nesters, cabin, marriage, wedded
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
17
S. Omar Barker
Tall Men Riding
This is the song that the night birds sing.
herds, trail herd, Texas, hoof beat, cattle trail, plow, civilization, modernization, longhorn, time, plains, phantom men
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
19
S. Omar Barker
Ol' Sancho
In Atascosa County where the thickets run to thorn.
Old Sancho, longhorn, pinto calf, brasadas, Rancher Kerr, dogie, Mrs. Kerr, Mexican, pet, Esperanza Creek, 7Z, 7 Z, brand, Washita, CR, C R, loyalty, paint, Texas, Texas longhorn
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
20
S. Omar Barker
Songs for a Land of Horseback Men
I would sing them sweet and low.
New Mexico, cottonwood, desert, mesa, mesas, Pecos, caballeros, vaqueros,horsebackriding
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
21
S. Omar Barker
San Jacinto
The campfires of the Mexican gleamed red a mile away.
Houston, Texas Army, campfire, attack at dawn, break of day, Santa Ana, Santa Anna, cavalry, Sam Houston, troops, Deaf Smith, General, The Alamo, Lone Star, fight, war
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
22
S. Omar Barker
Cowboy's Definition of a Saddle
They asked me "What's a saddle?"? It's some leather covered wood.
seat, tenderfoot, sore, gear, cinch, blanket, stirrups, horn, cantle, straddle, horse, saddle horn, soreness
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
22
S. Omar Barker
Rule of the Range
For them ol` tie-fast cowboys.
rope, roping, lariat
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
23
S. Omar Barker
The Empty Bunk
Ol' Charley's boots with saggin' heels stand empty by his bunk.
Old Charley, Old Charlie, bunkhouse, Bar G, humor, Boar's Nest, sing, guitar, song, marriage, wife, bride, honeymoon, Texas, spouse
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
24
S. Omar Barker
Cowboy's Resolutions
As one that's been a cowhand since the wildcats learned to spit.
new year, new year's resolution, occupation, occupational lore, resolve, son of saddle sweat, breaking New Year's resolutions, holiday
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
25
S. Omar Barker
Cowgirl's Recipe
To start with, take a horseback man whose face the sun has browned.
romance, cowboy, eyes, arms, love, smile, handsome, gentle, horse, how he treats his horse, measure of a cowboy, measure of a man, measurement, qualities, qualifications, boyfriend, girlfriend, mate
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
26
S. Omar Barker
Granger's Daughter
I spied a granger's daughter as the herd come up the trail.
granger, settler, squatter, homestead, homesteader, dugout, hand, eyes, blue eyes, yellow hair, golden hair, doorway, plains of alkali
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
26
S. Omar Barker
The Cowboy's Saddle
When he gits in it.
He fits in it, gear, outfit, tools, ride, riding, horseback riding, equestrian
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
27
S. Omar Barker
The Old Time Texas Ranger
He drew no handsome wages and his clothes were none too good.
rations, food, meat, wild meat, hunting, brave, bravery, law, six gun, sixgun, frontier law, enemies, law and order, history
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
27
S. Omar Barker
Dogie Definition
The dogie's a calf without parents nor friends.
He's fat in the middle and pore at both ends, cows, cattle, range, calves
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
28
S. Omar Barker
Jughead
The Boss has bought some ponies, and you've drawed one in your string.
horse, horses, pony, saddle, bridle, mount, ride, buck, kack