FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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Songs of the Saddlemen

FC 11 B-06

S. Omar Barker

'Druthers

There ain't no other breed of man, around the world and back.

joke, tease, Baldy Timm, die, death, Hell, Devil, mountain, Llano Jim, Texas, Brazos Bill

Songs of the Saddlemen

FC 11 B-06

S. Omar Barker

Uneducated Leather

They asked me "What is rawhide?" It's the peeling off a steer.

Songs of the Saddlemen

FC 11 B-06

S. Omar Barker

Key to the Cowboy

You've heard of the cowboy, all booted and spurred.

wild, woolly, hombre, tough, rough, six gun, barroom, blood, hero, stoic, Bitter Crick, Smoky, Slim, heart, feeling

Songs of the Saddlemen

FC 11 B-06

S. Omar Barker

Cowman's Wife

Now the gal that loves a cowboy might as well make up her mind.

Songs of the Saddlemen

FC 11 B-06

S. Omar Barker

The Riders

He said he'd rode 'em all the way from Canada on south.

Tex La Rue

Songs of the Saddlemen

FC 11 B-06

S. Omar Barker

The Unpardonable Sin

There's things that make a cowboy mad.

Songs of the Saddlemen

FC 11 B-06

S. Omar Barker

A Gal to Spark

I've picked me out a gal to spark, like every feller ort.

courtship, romance, girlfriend, female, love, competition

Songs of the Saddlemen

FC 11 B-06

S. Omar Barker

Purt Near

They called him "Purt Near Perkins," for unless the booger lied.

pert near, perty near, purty near, pretty near, Lazy S B, Lazy SB, Tom Maginnis, brag, boast, talk, nester, nesters, robbery, steal, stealing, horse thief, borrowing, lie, lying, lynch, hang, hanging

Songs of the Saddlemen

FC 11 B-06

S. Omar Barker

Swimmin' the Herd

When the crossin's done been scouted, and the Boss says "Boys, she's high.

river crossing, punching cattle, longhorn, spooky, market, going to market, Kansas, leaders, water, fording, death, bravery, girlfriend, threat, love, herd

Songs of the Saddlemen

FC 11 B-06

S. Omar Barker

The Bad 'Un from the Wild Bunch

He said he'd come from nowhere an' was headed the same place.

The bad one, notches, notched, gun, guns, he wolf, Jones, Devil, pa, temper, lightning draw, Gus, trail, cattle drive, herd, trail boss, stranger, cook, windy, brag, bragging, campfire, Wild Bill Hickok, bedroll, bed roll, bedding, shootout, gunfight, lie, tall tales, hyperbole, exaggeration, windies

Songs of the Saddlemen

FC 11 B-06

S. Omar Barker

Grass

Strong men have fought and died for gold.

Jason, adventure, sea, King David, quest, song, epic, sheep, cattle, forage, time, history, bloodstained swords of grass

Songs of the Saddlemen

FC 11 B-06

S. Omar Barker

Rawhide Rooster

The cowboy is a tough galoot.

kill, chop head off, humor

Songs of the Saddlemen

FC 11 B-06

S. Omar Barker

Braggin' Buckaroo

Whenever you meet a cowpuncher.

bragging, brag, bronc riding, throwed, memory, bronc busting

Songs of the Saddlemen

FC 11 B-06

S. Omar Barker

Don Coyote

They asked me "What's a coyote?"? It's a Mexkin word that means.

Mexican, prairie, howl, howling, wolf, lobo, yellow eyes, craft, cunning, nature, wildlife, animal

Songs of the Saddlemen

FC 11 B-06

S. Omar Barker

Husband on Hossback

Before she weds a buckaroo, unless I am mistook.

spouse, slick, second look, pitchin' woo, romance, courtship, love, courting, wedding, clean, bath, spiffed up, slicked up, marriage, grizzled, beard, bristles, unshaven

Songs of the Saddlemen

FC 11 B-06

S. Omar Barker

Horses Versus Hosses

I heard an old time cowboy swappin 'off some drawlin' talk.

Songs of the Saddlemen

FC 11 B-06

S. Omar Barker

Cowboy's Reverie

There's a lone night bird a-calling.

lone cowboy trail, lonesome dreams, coyote howl, love, romance, lonely, sweetheart, girlfriend

Songs of the Saddlemen

FC 11 B-06

S. Omar Barker

Horse Corral Etiquette

There's two kinds of jaspers, most cowboys agree.

rope, talk, hanging, waving rope wildly, tongue rattle, indiscreet

Songs of the Saddlemen

FC 11 B-06

S. Omar Barker

Power in the Pot

Of all the coffee drinkers that the world has ever knew.

buckaroo, steaming pot, black jamoka, strong and hot coffee, strong coffee

Songs of the Saddlemen

FC 11 B-06

S. Omar Barker

Three Wise Men

Back in the days when cattle range was prairies wide and lone.

Bar-Z, Bar Z, ranch hands, ranch hands, Cimarron, Booger Bill, Mexkin Pete ,Tug, dugout camp, Christmas, holiday, Christmas cheer, bails, Taos, candles, immigrants, camp, loneliness, Missouri, nester, barefoot kids, tin plates, beans, giving, generosity, gifts, sharing, toys, dolls, moccasins, pies, taffy, biskits, biscuit, Christian, nesters

Songs of the Saddlemen

FC 11 B-06

S. Omar Barker

Useless Question

No Texan ever asks you where you're from.

Songs of the Saddlemen

FC 11 B-06

S. Omar Barker

The Coyote

The coyote of the western ranges.

wildlife, survival, modern life, change, birth control, population

Songs of the Saddlemen

FC 11 B-06

S. Omar Barker

A Cowboy Toast

May you never lose a stirrup.

loop, roping, syrup, whoop, foodways

Songs of the Saddlemen

FC 11 B-06

S. Omar Barker

Black Jack Ketchum

His name was Black Jack Ketchum, and he rode with Bronco Bill.

Songs of the Saddlemen

FC 11 B-06

S. Omar Barker

Buckaroo Braggin'

Buckaroos may do some braggin' when they're gathered round the wagon.