FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
77
S. Omar Barker
Texas Truth
Most cowpokes will tell you that here is a truth.
youth, learning, knowledge, cowpuncher, cow, intelligence
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
78
S. Omar Barker
Tejanos
Up the trails they came from Texas with their herds of mossy horns.
ramaderos, Nueces, brushy, Wyoming, lean, hungry, men, ethnic, cowhand, cattledrive, trail drive, occupation, Texan, grubby, rough, rugged, brush cattle trail
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
79
S. Omar Barker
The Mustang Bay
His mane and tail flowed long and black, his coat was blood-red bay.
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
80
S. Omar Barker
An Old Cowhand Enters Heaven
Ol' Texas Charley lay on his bed.
Old Texas Charley, Old Texas Charlie, white hair, memories, recollections, scent, sights, sound, cowhand, aging, age, growing old, time, friends, death, dying, angel band, visions, heaven, belief, old-age
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
81
S. Omar Barker
One Way of Proposin'
On, Sue was young and Sue was fair and Sue was slim and neat.
female, cripple, crippled, daughter, food, Bashful Burt, Bert, sweet, kind, romance, courtship, love, courting, bashful, blush, beans, rude, rudeness, kiss
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
82
S. Omar Barker
Cow Camp at Night
A cowhorse snuffs on a ridge top.
animals, coyote, moon, hawk, night, darkness, lonesome, campfire, haze, hoof dust, natur, rememberances, peacefulness, city notice, roundup, range, saddle, Old Earth, ground, sleep in the open, starlight, sky, cowboy life, cow camp
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
82
S. Omar Barker
Cow Country Saying
The less words a wise jasper uses.
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
83
S. Omar Barker
Watching' Me Ride
Isom Like was seventy-odd.
age, old-age, leathery skin, whiskers, son, children, six sons, riding men, energy, vitality, contest, riding show, Ma Like, Jake, Joe, John, Noah, Ike, dusty dunn, big-foot bay, bucking broncs, cheering, pride, shank, spurs, southern dude, rough riding, ring-tailed cat, straddle, spizz, whooping, hollering, son-of-a-gun, yelling, bronco busting
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
85
S. Omar Barker
Bridle Reins
You've studied quite a bit, I'll bet, about the bits you've bought.
limber, strength, dude, cayuse, cowboys, knowing how to use reins, tenderfoot, punchers, open reins, jingling chains, braided reins, length of reins, importance of reins, pitched, thrown, eight foot rein, six foot rein,
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
85
S. Omar Barker
True Sayin'
They say that a cowboy is this or he's that.
appearance, gun, hat, hombre, guts, horse, hoss, tough man, strength, courage
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
86
S. Omar Barker
Thirsty Cowboy
There's a sayin' out west and it's true, I'll allow.
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
87
S. Omar Barker
Down By the Banks of the Pecos
Oliver-Loving and One-Armed Bill.
sandhill, Indians, Comanches, war paint, feathers, long black hair, hiding place, fight, death, river's smell, bullets, arrows, shooting, attack, snake, diamond-back, danger, fear, night, moonless night, waiting for death, underwear, swimming the Pecos, cactus, stone, Goodnight's herd, wounds, Loving, legend, tale
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
89
S. Omar Barker
What's a Barbecue?
They asked me "What's a barbecue?" ... I told 'em it's a feast.
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
81
S. Omar Barker
Ranch House Night
An ol' cow bawlin' down the draw.
comfort, home, cozy, sound, night, purr, peace, contentedness
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
90
S. Omar Barker
Big Windies
They asked me "What's a windy?" ... Well, us cowboys love to spin.
campfire, storytelling, tales, leisure time, timber, owl, bear, warm day, adventure, nap, rifle, broken rifle, climbing up the tree, escaping the bear, tall tree, tongue, bear's tongue, swinging the bear around, doggone bear, yanking the bear wrong side out, grizzly bears, ten grizzly bears, killing the time, windies
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
94
S. Omar Barker
The Horny Toad
The horny toad, ill graced but harmless.
animals, ugly, charm less, ants, garden ants, pants
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
94
S. Omar Barker
For the Love of Lily
Judge Bean, he cut out pictures and he hung 'me on the wall.
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
93
S. Omar Barker
Judge Bean's Jury
If times was bad or times was good.
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
92
S. Omar Barker
The Law Wes of the Pecos
Judge Roy Bean of Vinegarroon.
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
95
S. Omar Barker
Go Down to the Crossin'
Go down to the crossin' and holler to the Boss!
river, high water, dogie, Kansas trail, ol' Ramrod, crossing the river, strip off the duds, naked, herd, herd crossing the river, snuff, snort, mill, milling in the river, Shorty, drown, safe alive, drift-log, Texas, little dogie, cold water, pile of stones, grave, death, trail boss, Trail Boss's bones, epitaph, drowning
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
91
S. Omar Barker
Ol' Ranny
Caught in a cliff rimmed canyon, rushed by a dozen men.
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
96
S. Omar Barker
Bad Man's Funeral
They didn't have no preacher when they laid Black Jack away.
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
97
S. Omar Barker
Cattle King
The nesters came and barbed wire grew.
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
96
S. Omar Barker
Well Grounded
I asked an old time cowboy for his secret of success.
Songs of the Saddlemen
FC 11 B-06
98
S. Omar Barker
If Ever You Go Riding
If ever you go riding on the road through Lincoln Town.
cottonwood, adobe, brown adobe houses, sun, saddle, sky, tarp of gold, coyotes, cactus hill, court house, bullet scars, stars, redonda, blood, dead men, shadows, Juanico, horseman, phantom shape, gun smoke, terror, jail, Ollenger, Capitan, gun fighting, the Kid, Bell, Brady, saddle souls, forgotten trail, killer, moonlight, flee, haunted, age, night, imagination