John Avery Lomax is a towering figure in the field of early American musicology and folklore. Through intensive field work, Lomax built up the core body of work for the Library of Congress Archive. "Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads" is his collection that propelled him to the forefront of his field and ignited new interest in American folklore, inspiring many to continue research. For his contributions to the field of cowboy music, Locas was inducted into the Western Music Hall of Fame in 2010. Many of the verses here are accompanied by musical scores, and some may be more familiar in their musical form such as "A Home on the Range." A wide array of characters and life across the western United States is represented here. - Summary by Larry Wilson
DedicationIntroductionCollector's NoteThe Dying CowboyThe Days of Forty-nineJoe BowersThe Cowboy's DreamThe Cowboy's LifeThe Kansas LineThe Cowman's PrayerThe Miner's SongJesse JamesPoor Lonesome CowboyBuena Vista BattlefieldWestward HoA Home on the RangeTexas RangersThe Mormon Bishop's LamentDan TaylorWhen Work Is Done This FallSioux IndiansThe Old Chisholm TrailJack DonahooUtah CarrollThe Bull-whackerThe "Metis" Song of the Buffalo HuntersThe U-S-U RangeThe Cowboy's LamentLove In DisguiseMustang GrayYoung CompanionsLackey BillWhoopee Ti Yi Yo, Git Along Little DogiesI'm A Good Old RebelThe CowboyBill Peters, The Stage DriverHard TimesCole YoungerMississippi GirlsThe Old Man Under the HillJerry, Go Ile That CarJohn Garner's Trail HerdThe Old Scout's LamentThe Lone Buffalo HunterThe Crooked Trail to HolbrookOnly a CowboyFuller and WarrenThe Trail to MexicoThe Horse WranglerCalifornia JoeThe Boston BurglarSam BassThe Zebra DunThe Buffalo SkinnersMacaffie's ConfessionLittle Joe, The WranglerHarry BaleForeman MonroeThe Dreary Black HillsA Mormon SongThe Buffalo HuntersThe Little Old Sod ShantyThe Gol-darned WheelBonnie Black BessThe Last LonghornA Prisoner for LifeThe Wars of GermanyFreighting from Wilcox to GlobeThe Arizona Boys and GirlsThe Dying RangerThe Fair Fannie MooreHell in TexasBy Markentura's Flowery MargeThe State of ArkansawThe Texas CowboyThe Dreary, Dreary LifeJim FarrowYoung CharlottieThe Skew-Ball BlackThe Rambling CowboyThe Cowboy at ChurchThe U. S. A. RecruitThe CowgirlThe Shanty BoyRoot Hog or DieSweet Betsy from PikeThe Disheartened RangerThe Melancholy CowboyBob StanfordCharlie RutlageThe Range RidersHer White Bosom BareJuan MurrayGreer CountyRosin the BowThe Great Round-UpThe Jolly CowboyThe ConvictJack O' DiamondsThe Cowboy's MeditationBilly VeneroDogie SongThe BoozerDrinking SongA FragmentA Man Named HodsA FragmentThe Lone Star TrailWay Down In MexicoRattlesnake A Ranch Haying SongThe Railroad CorralThe Song of the "Metis" TrapperThe Camp Fire Has Gone OutNight-Herding SongTail PieceThe HabitOld PaintDown South on the Rio GrandeSilver JackThe Cowboy's Christmas BallPintoThe Gal I Left Behind MeBilly The KidThe Hell-Bound TrainThe Old Scout's LamentThe Deserted AdobeThe Cowboy at WorkHere's to the Ranger!Muster Out the RangerA Cow Camp on the RangeFreckles. A FragmentWhose Old Cow?Old Time CowboyBucking BronchoThe Pecos QueenChopoTop HandCalifornia TrailBronc Peeler's SongA Deer HuntWindy BillWild RoversLife in a Half-Breed ShackThe Road to Cook's PeakAraphoe, Or Buckskin JoeRounded up in GloryThe Drunkard's HellRambling BoyBrigham Young. I.Brigham Young. IIThe Old Gray MuleThe Fools of Forty-nineA Ripping TripThe Happy MinerThe California Stage CompanyNew National Anthem
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