Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE OLD COWPUNCHER SPEAKS, by BERTON BRALEY Poet's Biography First Line: Down on the pampas of argentina Last Line: Of argentina, below the line! Subject(s): Argentina | ||||||||
Down on the pampas of Argentina The cattle still are a-roamin' free, And since I'm wantin' a change of scene, a Land like that is, sounds good to me. For here the ranches is full of fences And there ain't room for a trade like mine, An' I'm going south, when I've saved expenses, To Argentina, below the Line! I'm goin' south to the Argentina Where things is open and clear and wide, Where they play guitars an' the mandolina An' there is space for a guy to ride. Where there ain't no milkin', an' there is ropin' An' a cow-punch still has a chanct to shine Over the great broad ranges lopin' In Argentina, below the Line! I got no dope on the wage they pay there An' I won't savvy their talk at all, But just the same I am on my way there For this here country is gettin' small. I wanta be where the long horns ramble Where steers is steers an' not "lowin' kine," An' so I'm willin' to take a gamble On Argentina, below the Line! Gimme some space for a herd to turn in Where there ain' no houses to block the sky. I'm sick of towns, an' I sure am yearnin' For an open range like the days gone by. And mebbe down there on the "broad desmesne," a Job is waitin' that suits me fine, Out on the pampas of Argentina Of Argentina, below the Line! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BUT JACOBO TIMMERMAN KNOWS by MIGUEL ALGARIN CONDOR'S NEST by OLEGARIO VICTOR ANDRADE MYTHICAL FOUNDING OF BUENOS AIRES by JORGE LUIS BORGES NIGHT AND MIST by CYRUS CURTIS CASSELLS SANTOS VEGA: THE DEATH OF THE SINGER by RAFAEL OBLIGADO SANTOS VEGA: THE SINGER'S HYMN by RAFAEL OBLIGADO SANTOS VEGA: THE SINGER'S SWEETHEART by RAFAEL OBLIGADO SANTOS VEGA: THE SOUL OF THE SINGER by RAFAEL OBLIGADO |
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