- The Ostrich-punching Of Arroyo Al
I was broke in Arizony, and was gloomy as a tomb
When I got a chance at punchin' for an outfit called Star-Plume;
I did n't ask no wherefores, but jest lit out with my tarp,
As happy as an angel with the newest make o' harp....
- The Old Yaller Slicker
The old yaller slicker's the cowpuncher's friend-
His saddle is never without it-
It's rolled in a bundle and tied at each end,
But it's ready for service, don't doubt it....
- The Old-timer
He showed up in the springtime, when the geese began to honk;
He signed up with the outfit, and we fattened up his bronk;
His chaps were old and tattered, but he never seemed to mind,
‘Cause for worryin' and frettin' he had never been designed;...
- The Old Dutch Oven
Some sigh for cooks of boyhood days, but none of them for me;
One roundup cook was best of all-'t was with the X-Bar-T.
And when we heard the grub-pile call at morning, noon, and night,
The old Dutch oven never failed to cook the things just right....
- The Meeting
When walkin' down a city street,
Two thousand miles from home,
The pavestones hurtin' of the feet
That never ought to roam,...