Songs of the Outlands: Ballads of the Hoboes and Other Verse


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A poetry collection. The poem "Out There Somewhere" was extensively quoted in and was the basis for Edgar Rice Burroughs' story "Return of the Mucker." (Summary by TriciaG)

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The Walking Man 4:11 Read by Peter Yearsley
It Was Overland the Red 1:49 Read by stepheather
The Outland Trails 3:25 Read by Alan Mapstone
Sunshine Over Yuma 2:26 Read by stepheather
The Mule-Skinner 3:03 Read by Alan Mapstone
Out There Somewhere 4:19 Read by Clarisse Marie
Oliver West 2:25 Read by Larry Wilson
The Hills 1:11 Read by Peter Yearsley
Overland's Delight 6:37 Read by Bill Mosley
The Prospector 3:30 Read by Alan Mapstone
Lady-Bird 2:13 Read by Lee Vogler
Hash 2:49 Read by Larry Wilson
Gentrytown 2:41 Read by Brize C
Along the Shore 3:46 Read by Peter Yearsley
The Sheep and the Goats 3:44 Read by Kerry Adams
Ballade of the Boes 1:45 Read by Stephen Harvey
The Grand Old Privilege 1:04 Read by Stephen Harvey
Nothing to Do But Go 1:38 Read by Stephen Harvey
Bread 0:47 Read by Laurie Banza
On the Range 3:21 Read by Kerry Adams
The Patriot 3:44 Read by Alan Mapstone
My Heart's Desire 1:57 Read by Larry Wilson
Woodland Bird 2:27 Read by Kerry Adams
Nannette 1:56 Read by Clarisse Marie
Carcassonne 3:15 Read by Alan Mapstone
Romany Maid 1:31 Read by Peter Yearsley
Voyageurs 2:29 Read by Alan Mapstone
For the Wind is Never Hushing 1:56 Read by Kerry Adams
Where the Ponies Come to Drink 2:56 Read by Peter Yearsley