Spencer/Lorraine

Unfamiliar with cowboy poetry?
Here's a sample.

DAIRY QUEEN
by Shirley Lorraine, 1995

A dairyman's daughter rises 'fore dawn
To begin her active day.
Before the coffee's even brewed
She's pitched and piled the hay.

Now, cows don't care if it's light or dark
They'll give milk just the same.
They're taciturn and patient
When you play the milking game.

See, It goes like this - you get a stool,
Then sit down with a pail
And if you're very lucky
Cow won't swat you with her tail.

Before you start the cats appear
Hoping for a treat.
Fresh warm milk right from the source
Surely can't be beat.

One fine morn the daughter sat
A little sleepy-eyed.
Before her stood a wall of beef
Just waiting to be tried.

She reached below then started up
To begin the milking pull
When an angry snort caused her to see
She'd tried to milk the bull!

Well, he kicked her through the open door
His temper flared and raged
Then calmly resumed his meal of hay
His dignity assuaged.

Now the moral here is plain as day
When dealing with some bull
Best make sure you're wide awake
And be careful what you pull!



				COWBOY POETRY Shirley Lorraine is one of the few females making her mark in the male dominated field of cowboy poetry. For the better part of a decade she has been presenting her works at various venues and festivals across Southern California to Arizona and Nevada. Raised on a dairy ranch, Shirley comes by her knowledge of ranch life honestly. She draws on her journalistic skills as an entertainment writer and co-author of award winning newspaper features and theater reviews to share her experiences and produce humorous western tales. Her work has been described as “a delight to the ear and the intellect.” Selections from her popular “Saga of Slippery Sam and Other Works,” are perennial audience favorites. WESTERN MEDICINE SHOW In the late 1800s salesmen traveled throughout the West peddling medicines they claimed would cure any type of health problem. To draw crowds they staged shows featuring magic and other types of entertainments, Jim Spencer presents a magical tribute to that unique form of American entertainment known as the old time medicine show. It features amazing demonstrations and lots of laughs as the spectator learns about the astounding curative properties of Professor Tinker’s Magic Elixir.











	Unfamiliar with cowboy poetry? Here's a sample. DAIRY QUEEN by Shirley Lorraine, 1995 A dairyman's daughter rises 'fore dawn To begin her active day. Before the coffee's even brewed She's pitched and piled the hay. Now, cows don't care if it's light or dark They'll give milk just the same. They're taciturn and patient When you play the milking game. See, It goes like this - you get a stool, Then sit down with a pail And if you're very lucky Cow won't swat you with her tail. Before you start the cats appear Hoping for a treat. Fresh warm milk right from the source Surely can't be beat. One fine morn the daughter sat A little sleepy-eyed. Before her stood a wall of beef Just waiting to be tried. She reached below then started up To begin the milking pull When an angry snort caused her to see She'd tried to milk the bull! Well, he kicked her through the open door His temper flared and raged Then calmly resumed his meal of hay His dignity assuaged. Now the moral here is plain as day When dealing with some bull Best make sure you're wide awake And be careful what you pull!