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
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
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
39
S. Omar Barker
Jackrabbits
Jackrabbits are a lanky crew.
jack rabbit, hare, wildlife, fleas, startle
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
40
S. Omar Barker
The Little Wolves
This is the song of the coyote clan.
wildlife, wild animal, moon, yellow eyes, padded feet, howling, howl
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
41
S. Omar Barker
King of the Wagon
When coosie drives the wagon with the roundup in full swing.
pride, cook, chuck, chuck wagon, chuckwagon, food, foodways, cattle drive, trail drive, cow camp, cow camp, team, reins
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
42
S. Omar Barker
Trail Talk
When cowboys git to heaven and them angels ask'em how.
death, heaven, danger, risk, occupation
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
43
S. Omar Barker
Lariat Labor
There ain't no use in claimin' that the cowboy ain't a man.
wages, honest dollar, picket line, strikes, raise, raises, attitude, loyalty, freedom, money, salary, work
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
43
S. Omar Barker
The Word Don't Matter
When a bronco gives way to his man-throwin' itch.
buck, bucking bronco, bucking horse, pitch, throwed
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
44
S. Omar Barker
Brandin' the Calves
Some say brandin's cruel, and maybe it is.
beef, business, brand, branding iron, thief, rustler, rustling, calf
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
45
S. Omar Barker
Buckaroo's Best Bet
If I had to be an animal instead of what I am.
animal, critter, horse, cow pony, tame, wild, cow punching
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
46
S. Omar Barker
Cowboy Factory--Old Style
The town kid was a runaway.
runaway, roustabout, childhood, youth, odd jobs, kack, saddle, pride, proud, chores, throwed, get back on again, buck, the right stuff
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
47
S. Omar Barker
The Tie-Fast Men
This is the way of the tie-fast men.
ride the range, rope, roping, noose, tie, tied, saddle horn
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
49
S. Omar Barker
Cowboy's Likin's
As long as he's staddlin' a horse with his knees.
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
50
S. Omar Barker
Buckaroo's Squelch
Two buckaroos were rivals in the bronco ridin' game.
Breezy, Rusty, wild and loud, mild and tame, boast, argue, winning, losing, rodeo, competition, bucking bronco, throw, throwed, saddle, brag, bragging
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
51
S. Omar Barker
Vaquero's Valentine
I rode a buckskin pony and she rode a nester's mule.
youth, romance, courtship, courting, girlfriend, boyfriend, dating, Red Canyon school, paper lace, heart, cupid, lizards, lizards, lizard, tease, red hair, lickin', licking, whipped, whipping, school days, Janie, monkeyshines, nester, mule, nesters
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
52
S. Omar Barker
The Wagon
They asked me "What's this Wagon that we hear so much about?
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
53
S. Omar Barker
John Booth's Ride
In Texas on the Trinity, many's the year agone.
neighbors, feud, argue, murder, killing, shooting, death, pistol, gun, shotgun, son, restitution, vengeance
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
54
S. Omar Barker
Canned Termaters
Them old time western cowboys mostly ate what they could git.
tomatoes, grub, chuck, Eagle milk, corn, sardines, cans, vitamins, food, vittles, juicy, cut a can, cooking, appetite, hunger,