Cowman says it salty
The cowman says it salty
Ramon F. Adams
- Tucson, Arizona University of Arizona Press 1971
- xv, 163 p.
The cowboy and his lingo I acquire a hobby When the cowboy talks Singin' to 'em Slickin' up Bendin' an elbow Chips that pass in the night Ketch my saddle! On the prod Gunmen and rustlers Riding the highlines Bucking out in smoke Old timers Range calico Some typical cowboy expressions Assorted figures of speech More figures of speech Roundin' up the strays
The cowboy was neither inarticulate nor verbose; he was the perfect example of action and expression, able to delineate his world by saying it as he saw it, while rapturously enjoying it to the hilt. In this learned and sympathetic account, the cowman and his cohorts are forever enshrined by the incomparable knowledge of Adams