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

"He is the last of that old guard defending Cattle Land, Those knights who jousted for the cause — blood brothers of t…"

"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…"