FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
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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
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
29
S. Omar Barker
Bruin Wooin'
The track of the bear that had killed Carson's pig.
tracking, nester, dog, squatter, homesteader, fair maid, Bill Maginnis, buckaroo, smile, hunt, hunting, hunter, cave, dark, mongrels, barking, odor, smell, daughter, switch, damsel, brave, bravery, bold, riding a bear, pistol, shot, kill, dead, brag, bragging, marriage, wife, moral, bold, nesters
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
31
S. Omar Barker
Cow Country Drouth
Oh, ride the dry river and ride the gray hill.
wind, sun, scorched, grass, starvation, cattle, hungry, desolate, dry, water, food, parched, parch, death, dried waterholes, hope, rain, drought
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
31
S. Omar Barker
Texas Zephyr
To figger how hard the wind blows.
Texas plains, fresh-killed beef, logging chains, skin, skinned, hide
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
32
S. Omar Barker
A Cowboy's Christmas Prayer
I ain't much good at prayin', and You may not know me, Lord.
God, religion, belief, Merry Christmas, church, Thy Holy Word, cattle, gratitude, thankful, grateful, spirit, God's handiwork, friend, friendship, Jesus, savior, kindness, bless, blessings, hunger, hungry, starve, starvation, chuck, free, freedom, future son of man
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
33
S. Omar Barker
Cowboys For Sure
Go ride the high mesa and ride the low plain.
cowpuncher, cow puncher, cattle, saddle, gallop, cinch, trust, chaps, spurs, hat, clothing, gear, outfit, yodel, guitar
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
35
S. Omar Barker
Old time Cowboys
Proudly they rode, those horseback men.
day long gone, past, history, longhorn cattle, pride, hartihood, hartiness, dust, dusty, cattle trail, northern star, pride, bold men and true
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
35
S. Omar Barker
Cowpuncher's Creed
The cowpuncher's creed is as simple as pie.
cowpuncher, sweat, die, cow, cows, ride, rope, wrangle, God, Lord, belief, thank, gratitude, grateful, thankful
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
36
S. Omar Barker
Curly Wolf College
I went up to a college and they asked me what I knowed.
school, education, smart, intelligence, history, Fort Worth, Ft. Worth, Adam, Texas, Texan, market, steer, algebra, philosophy of life, snub, snubbing post, snubbin' post, grammar, professor, teacher, knowledge, mind, bridle
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
37
S. Omar Barker
Portrait of a Puncher
Dee Bibb's a nol' cowpoke I've known for some years.
ride, broncos, steer, rodeo, arena, longhorn ox, bulldogging, bulldogger, roping, calf roping, funny, good natured, good humored, humor, joke, cowpoke