"Out where the handclasp’s a little stronger, Out where the smile dwells a little longer, That’s where the West begins."

"We used to run a cow-ranch, In all that old term meant, But all our ancient glories In recent years have went; We’re …"

"The sheep are down at the water, a-drinkin' their bloomin' fill, An' me and the dog are dozin', as herders and collie…"

"It's hard to think that in cities there's men who are goin' to mad, Each strivin' to beat his fellows and get what th…"

"It was jest another instance of a flaw in work of man; A lefty never figgered in the gunman’s battle plan; There ain’…"

"Out among the big things — The mountains and the plains — An hour ain’t important, Nor are the hour’s gains; The fell…"

"Out among the big things — The heights that gleam afar — A feller gets to wonder What means each distant star; He may…"

"We welcome folks in Cactus Center if they've got an honest lay; If their game ain't too durn crooked, we never stop t…"

"There ain't no leaves to turn to gold— There ain't a tree in sight— In other ways the herder's told October's come, a…"

"For all practical purposes, wheat is civilization. It produces what we euphemistically call the staff of life, a staf…"