Learning The Lingo
Learning The Lingo By Neal Torrey (C) 2001 All Rights Reserved Now cowboy poetry can be a lot of fun to listen to, But to really understand it, you must know a thing or two, About how cowboys talk, and the special lingo that they use. When you hear how it came about, you won’t [...]
THE PIGGIN STRING
THE PIGGIN STRING By Neal Torrey (C)2001 All Rights Reserved If you are not a roper, then you may not have heard a thing, About a piece of cowboy equipment that ‘s called a “Piggin’ String.” It’s a short, thin piece of braided rope that the cowboy has found Is handy for “hawg-tyin’” critters when [...]
OLD FOUR EYES
OLD FOUR EYES By Neal Torrey (C) 2001 All Rights Reserved In Eighteen-eighty-three, at age of twenty-five, he went West: Fresh out of Harvard Law School, with money to invest. He was looking for a cow ranch, of which he could be boss, And near Medora, North Dakota, he found the Maltese Cross. He knew [...]
HORSESHOES
HORSESHOES By Neal Torrey (C) 2000 All Rights Reserved Did you ever sit and ponder; have you ever stopped to wonder Why horseshoes seem to have all the luck? When life pitches you a sinker, or your fire becomes a clinker, And you find yourself mired deeply in the muck… When trouble comes to fell [...]
