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20 Feb 03 - 02:24 PM (#894484) Subject: Good Cowboy Poem - Fun read! From: katlaughing My daughter sent this to me this week. No author credited. Anyone recognise it? It's a good one, IMO: There's something about "Cowboy Poetry"... Jake, the rancher, went one day to fix a distant fence. The wind was cold and gusty and the clouds rolled gray and dense. As he pounded the last staples in and gathered tools to go, The temperature had fallen, the wind and snow began to blow. When he finally reached his pickup, he felt a heavy heart. From the sound of that ignition, he knew it wouldn't start. So Jake did what most of us would do if we had been there. He humbly bowed his balding head and sent aloft a prayer. As he turned the key for the last time, he softly cursed his luck. They found him three days later, frozen stiff in that old truck. Now Jake had been around in life and done his share of roaming. But when he saw Heaven, he was shocked-- -- it looked just like Wyoming! Of all the saints in Heaven, his favorite was St. Peter. (Now, this line ain't needed but it helps with rhyme and meter) So they set and talked a minute or two, or maybe it was three. Nobody was keepin' score -- -- in Heaven time is free. "I've always heard," Jake said to Pete, "that God will answer prayer, But one time I asked for help, well, he just plain wasn't there." Does God answer prayers of some, and ignore the prayers of others? That don't seem exactly square -- -- I know all men are brothers." "Or does he randomly reply, without good rhyme or reason? Maybe, it's the time of day, the weather or the season." "Now I ain't trying to act smart, it's just the way I feel. And I was wondering', could you tell me -- -- what the heck's the deal?!" Peter listened very patiently and when Jake was done, There were smiles of recognition, and he said, "So, you're the one!!" "That day your truck, it wouldn't start, and you sent your prayer a flying, You gave us all a real bad time, with hundreds of us trying." "A thousand angels rushed, to check the status of your file, But you know, Jake, we hadn't heard from you in quite a long while." "And though all prayers are answered, and God ain't got no quota, He didn't recognize your voice, and started a truck in North Dakota." BETTER KEEP IN TOUCH ________________________________________________________________ |
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20 Feb 03 - 03:25 PM (#894528) Subject: RE: Good Cowboy Poem - Fun read! From: Kim C Heehee! :-) |
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20 Feb 03 - 03:26 PM (#894530) Subject: RE: Good Cowboy Poem - Fun read! From: GUEST A frequent request to Michael Martin Murphey, the New Mexico bard. I believe he has recorded it. It appears on dozens of websites, but it seems to be truly anonymous. |
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20 Feb 03 - 05:37 PM (#894620) Subject: RE: Good Cowboy Poem - Fun read! From: Harold W It sounds like Baxter Black. |
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20 Feb 03 - 05:54 PM (#894638) Subject: RE: Good Cowboy Poem - Fun read! From: annamill Excellent Kat!! I love it. Love, Annamill |
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20 Feb 03 - 06:21 PM (#894658) Subject: RE: Good Cowboy Poem - Fun read! From: katlaughing Thanks, annamill! Sorry, Harold, in my opinion, in Black's dreams! **bg** I cannot stand that fake, plus I have a hard time believing he'd let anything get out without his name and copyright on it. kat |
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20 Feb 03 - 07:43 PM (#894720) Subject: RE: Good Cowboy Poem - Fun read! From: Leadfingers If I can sort out a chord run and a tune this is going to be a song. OH I do wish I could write words. |
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20 Feb 03 - 07:46 PM (#894725) Subject: RE: Good Cowboy Poem - Fun read! From: Gareth Neat !!! Gareth |
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20 Feb 03 - 07:47 PM (#894728) Subject: RE: Good Cowboy Poem - Fun read! From: katlaughing There ya go, leadfingers! Would love to hear it when you do! Thanks, Gareth! |
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20 Feb 03 - 08:50 PM (#894774) Subject: RE: Good Cowboy Poem - Fun read! From: GUEST,Florida I really liked the poem. Good moral, too. Would be very interested in what you "come up with" Leadfingers. I have a "tune" running through my head now, so I will go pick up my Autoharp and listen. I do write words. |
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20 Feb 03 - 11:59 PM (#894895) Subject: RE: Good Cowboy Poem - Fun read! From: GUEST Trying to run down a possible author for this poem, and found this. No verification, but I will pass it on. The man is unknown to me. "Cowboy Poetry By John Egan" The poem follows, but the last verse has a different State: "And though all prayers are answered, And God ain't got no quota, He didn't recognize your voice, And He started a truck in Minnesota." http://pages.prodigy.net/dreamer188/Poems/netpoems/cowboypoetry.htm: Cowboy Poetry The poem is shown with a midi playing in the background at: The Cowboys Prayer The poem has been given a number of different titles: Jake and the Ranchers Prayer Jake, The Rancher The Cowboy's Prayer (used fo other songs) Keep Prayed Up The Cattleman's Prayer (I seem to remember another song with this title) Better Keep In Touch One website says it is by a "backwoods minister now retired in Oregon." |
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21 Feb 03 - 12:02 AM (#894896) Subject: RE: Good Cowboy Poem - Fun read! From: GUEST,Q Perhaps someone can take my efforts (above) from there. I doubt that the poem has any real age to it. Newspapers have printed it, the oldest noted in Google is 2000. |
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21 Feb 03 - 12:07 AM (#894898) Subject: RE: Good Cowboy Poem - Fun read! From: katlaughing Thanks, Q, that's great. |
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21 Feb 03 - 12:26 AM (#894911) Subject: RE: Good Cowboy Poem - Fun read! From: Neighmond Derry Brownfield read it on thhe radio sometime in 2001-ask him- he is an ols Misourtri Cattle rancher- www.derrybrownfield.com FWIW Chaz |
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21 Dec 16 - 10:59 PM (#3827899) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Jake the Rancher (cowboy poem) From: GUEST Author: Bill Jones |
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21 Dec 16 - 11:37 PM (#3827902) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Jake the Rancher (cowboy poem) From: GUEST,cnd From what I've found, the official title is "THE ANSWERED PRAYER" and is best attributed to Mr. Jones in 1991, from his book THERE AIN'T MUCH ROMANCE IN LIFE FOR US COWS SOURCE: A Journey Through Faith by Jack Sneider |