Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, KATE FROM THE WEST, by EVELYN MAY


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KATE FROM THE WEST, by                    
First Line: She was just a girl from way out west
Last Line: The boys for her were sure to wait.
Subject(s): Cowboys; Singing & Singers; West (u.s.); Southwest; Pacific States


She was just a girl from way out west,
Chaps and spurs and cowhide vest,
Boots and sox and old blackjack,
Allus first on the ranger's rack;
Jump astride the old horse back,
Ride 'em hard on the ranger's track.
She'd ride 'em hard -- she'd ride 'em long,
Allus hear her sing this song:

TALLIHOE TALLIHOE

Good-bye, Bess and good-bye Joe,
The old Bar X I'll leave behind;
The old cow trail I'm sure to find
O my Ginger, don't you fear,
I'll soon return with a souvenir.
I'll get you a saddle and a bridle, too,
And that's about all Old Katie could do.

Kate Two-Gun was her only name.
Allus first at the shootin' game;
Aim 'em straight and no back track,
Never stop till she took a whack.
The only clock she ever knew
Was the coyote howl and cockatoo.
From early morn -- till close of day
You'd hear her sing and ride away.
Kate could cook -- Kate could sew,
She could dance the tickletoe:
Heel and toe and polka -- O
That's the way she'd sing and go.
Ropin' steers was just her game,
Brandin' calves was all the same.
The old corral was home for Kate;
The boys for her were sure to wait.





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