FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

Saddle Talk

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Owen J. Barton

Homesteads on the Diamond A

When I ride by all the old homesteads.

homestead, Jones, Knight, Strickland, Goddard, Glidon, Ward, life, livelihood, modern conveniences, practicality, machinery, homemade, log cabin, settler, homesteaders, respect, taming the west

Saddle Talk

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27

Owen J. Barton

Jack Ass Don

I have an old Jackass named Don.

heehaw, hee haw, donkey, bray, noise, sound, call, jackass, brag, bragging, lesson, learning, music

Saddle Talk

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Owen J. Barton

Mother Nature

Mother Nature is a good old girl.

nature, seasons, birth, time, grow, growth, rest, weather, frost, snow, sunshine, universe, belief, world, God, creation, soil, flies, insects, survival of the fittest, death, hibernate, hibernation, wisdom, autumn, fall, protective coloration, trust

West River Waltz: Western Poetry

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D. W. Groethe

John Goodall, Good Night

The sun come up sun went down moon she come a-rollin' round

West River Waltz: Western Poetry

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D. W. Groethe

Hey Gray . . . Wadda Ya Say?

Hey Gray . . . Wadda ya say? What we gonna do today?

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D. W. Groethe

He's a Cowboy Not a Carpenter

He's a cowboy not a carpenter, Buildin' houses ain't his trade.

West River Waltz: Western Poetry

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D. W. Groethe

Cows on Mars

So I'm a-listenin' early mornin' to the news on CBS

West River Waltz: Western Poetry West River Waltz: Western Poetry

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D. W. Groethe

Let 'Er Buck

None remember 'zactly when the first man sat atop a four-legged fury on the plains an' rode it to a stop.

West River Waltz: Western Poetry

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13

D. W. Groethe

Weekend Jackpot Ropin'

The say the Bible has a verse for any offering.

West River Waltz: Western Poetry

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D. W. Groethe

A Little Thing about Creepin' Jenny

It lurks in the garden with the beets an' the peases.

West River Waltz: Western Poetry

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D. W. Groethe

Seven Tadpoles

Out north on the school section, Sprayin' spurge,

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D. W. Groethe

One of Them Kind

He's one of them kind that will always find the hard way of doin' a thing.

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D. W. Groethe

When She Speaks

When she speaks words dance.

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D. W. Groethe

Blue Moon #1

Blue moon's a-risin' O'er eastern Montana

West River Waltz: Western Poetry

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D. W. Groethe

Bossy Gets Hosed

We've got this one ol' milk cow, mostly just for show,

West River Waltz: Western Poetry

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D. W. Groethe

A Prickly Time Out

Dropping down, Workin' the bottom strand of a four wire

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25

D. W. Groethe

Them Four Wheel Steeds

There's a lot that's been said, the last little while, 'Bout ridin' them four wheel steeds.

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D. W. Groethe

The Bunny Poem

Drivin' through the midnight hour Clippin' down the trail, We was headin' back from Utah on the last leg of't tale.

West River Waltz: Western Poetry

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D. W. Groethe

When Hell Comes Knockin'

The sun had been down for an hour or more

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D. W. Groethe

Midnight, Somewheres in August

I have camped out on this prairie a thousand summer nights.

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D. W. Groethe

There's a Silence

There's a silence that's found as a hoof hits the ground.

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D. W. Groethe

The Point (The whole point and nothin' but the point)

Open the gate close the gate simple and conclusive

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D. W. Groethe

Some Things Look Better Just Left Where They Are

I busted my axle for thirty-odd year and for thirty odd-more I been sittin' out here

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35

D. W. Groethe

The Funeral

A local old timer had quietly passed on

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D. W. Groethe

And From This Hill: A Requiem

And from this hill you can see forever