top of page
    • Jul 20, 2023

'National Day Of The Cowboy' 🤠 23rd July



This CST activities page could be used on 'National Day Of The Cowboy', 23rd July, or on 'International Country Music Day', 17th September.




Ask members if they like the Western movie genre? Do they have a favourite film?


What about Country & Western music? Do they have a favourite song or artist?


As this genre relates to the USA, you could have a wider discussion about places to visit, foods, people etc.







IDIOMS & PHRASES


Ask members to complete these well known American inspired phrases, together ...



A Lick and a PROMISE - To do something haphazardly or half-assed.


Bad EGG - A mean or untrustworthy person.


Baker’s DOZEN - Reference to the number thirteen.


Balder-DASH - Senseless; foolish.


Bee In Your BONNET - A good idea.


Best Bib and TUCKER - Nice clothes.


Fair to MIDDLIN’ - To feel pretty good; to be in a good mood.


Giddy-UP - Command used to get a horse moving; to get up and go.


Dang little VERMINT -rry.


Gold DIGGER - Refers to the 'California Gold Rush' in 1848.


Hang FIRE - To procrastinate or delay.


Give him a good Lam-BASTING- To receive a thrashing or beating.


Namby-PAMBY - Someone that lacks strength and energy.


Pull In Your HORNS - A warning to stop and back off.


Rotten APPLE - A bad sort.


Six SHOOTER - Gun.


That little VERMINT - A bad man or wild animal.


Yellow BELLY - A person who lacks courage; a coward.


Cowboys and INDIANS - Children's game.




Discuss this last phrase and game 'Cowboys And Indians' and their negative connotations and cultural inappropriateness in a more advanced society.






Ask members to comment on this tribute to Native American women. It is called 'Dignity Of Earth And Sky' in can be found in South Dakota. It stands at 50 ft high.







The folk hero Davey Crockett



FIRST SONG. 'The Ballet Of Davey Crockett' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzAwQUwaUYY





OUTLAWS


Ask members to complete the names of these infamous outlaws ...



Calamity JANE


Jesse JAMES


Billy The KID


Wild Bill HICKOK


Buffalo BILL


Davy CROCKETT


Annie OAKLEY


Wyatt EARP


Butch CASSIDY


Sundance KID


Doc HOLIDAY






REMINISCENCE


Who remembers 'Milky Bars'? Can you still get them?


('Milky Bars' were discontinued in 2020 due to disappointing sales!)


Who likes white chocolate? Who would prefer milk or dark chocolate? Have members got a favourite chocolate bar?







Who would prefer a 'Wagon Wheel'? Are they smaller now than when we were kids? Have a vote.


(Burton's say they are the same size - our hands just got bigger!)






SONG. 'Three Wheels On My Wagon', The New Christy Minstrels - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vLhcg_FU9g


What is the Native American Indian tribe mentioned in the song? - CHEROKEES





MUSIC & PICTURE QUIZ



Round 1. TV



1. Name the TV show?


What was the hero's real name?






2. Name the TV show?


What were the names of his Indian friend and his horse?






3. Name the TV show?


Name the family?






4. Name the TV show?


What was the name of the train?






5. Name the TV show?


Name the family?






6. Name the TV show?


Name the family?






7. Name the TV show?


Name the children?






8. Name the TV show?


Name the family?






9. Name the TV show?


Name the actors?






10. Name the TV show?


Name the family?






SONG BREAK








Round 2. Movies



11. Name the 1937 movie?


And the actors?


Link to song 'Blue Ridge Mountains Of Virginia' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qApsAPnoH7c





12. Name the 1939 movie?


Name the characters & actors?


Here is a link to the movie trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X94oZgJis4





13. Name the 1955 musical movie?


Name the two actors?


Here is a link to 'Oh What A Beautiful Morning' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5APc0z49wg





14. Name the 1960 movie?


Name the seven actors?






15. Name the 1953 musical movie?


Name the actress?


Here's a link to the song 'Deadwood Stage' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_xmujSyxkU





16. Name the 1969 movie?


And the man with the eye patch?


Complete this phrase ; "Get off your horse and ***** **** ****!"






17. Name the 1974 comedy movie?


And the director?


Here is a link to the 'farting sketch' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg7LuaKduoA





18. Name the 1969 musical movie?


Name the two male actors?


Here is a link to the song 'I Was Born Under A Wandering Star' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTymtAbaG08





19. Name the 1969 movie?


And the actors?


Here is a link to the song 'Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head' (with lyrics if you want to singalong) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT1HCQcSHW0





20. Name the 1966 movie?


Name the lead actor?


What genre of movie is this?






SONG BREAK







Round 3. Bits & Bobs



21. Name the main Native American Indian tribes?


Which tribe taught the English Pilgrims to farm corn in 1621?





22. Name this type of tent?





23. Name this weapon?





24. Name this weapon?





25. Name the round spiky object?





26. Name the rope?





27. Name the wild horse?





28. What is this man doing?





29. Name the cigarette?





30. Name the hat?






Round 4. My Top 10 Country & Western Songs




31. In another hit single, what hours was she working?






32. In another hit single, which job did he have with the County?






33. In this song, what is for sale or rent?






34. Which two actors were navigating the river in this video/movie?






35. List some types of gambling?






36. What was his band called?






37. Who wrote this song?






38. What was her other UK top 20 hit?






39. What dance to people often dance with this song?






40. Name some islands off the UK?





SINGALONG (LYRIC VIDEOS INCLUDED)





Take Me Home, Country Roads


Almost heaven, West Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River Life is old there, older than the trees Younger than the mountains, growin' like a breeze Country roads, take me home To the place I belong West Virginia, mountain mama Take me home, country roads

All my memories gather 'round her Miner's lady, stranger to blue water Dark and dusty, painted on the sky Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye Country roads, take me home To the place I belong West Virginia, mountain mama Take me home, country roads

I hear her voice in the mornin' hour, she calls me The radio reminds me of my home far away Drivin' down the road, I get a feelin' That I should've been home yesterday, yesterday Country roads, take me home To the place I belong West Virginia, mountain mama Take me home, country roads

Country roads, take me home To the place I belong West Virginia, mountain mama Take me home, country roads Take me home, (down) country roads Take me home, (down) country roads








Home On The Range

O give me a home where the buffaloes roam Where the deer and the antelope play Where seldom is heard a discouraging word And the skies are not cloudy all day

Home, home on the range Where the deer and the antelope play Where seldom is heard a discouraging word And the skies are not cloudy all day

Where the air is so pure and the zephyrs so free And the breezes so balmy and light That I would not exchange my home on the range For all of the cities so bright

Home, home on the range Where the deer and the antelope play Where seldom is heard a discouraging word And the skies are not cloudy all day

How often at night when the heavens are bright With the light of the glittering stars I stand there amazed and I ask as I gaze Does their glory exceed that of ours?

Home, home on the range Where the deer and the antelope play Where seldom is heard a discouraging word And the skies are not cloudy all day







Oh, My Darling Clementine


Oh my darling, oh my darling Oh my darling, Clementine You were lost and gone forever Dreadful sorrow, Clementine

In a cavern, in a canyon Excavating for a mine Dwelt a miner forty-niner And his daughter, Clementine

Yes I loved her, how I loved her Though her shoes were number nine Herring boxes, without topses Sandals were for Clementine

Oh my darling, oh my darling Oh my darling, Clementine You were lost and gone forever Dreadful sorrow, Clementine

Drove the horses to the water Every morning just at nine Hit her foot against a splinter Fell into the foaming brine Ruby lips above the water Blowing bubbles soft and fine

But alas, I was no swimmer So I lost my Clementine Oh my darling, oh my darling Oh my darling, Clementine You were lost and gone forever Dreadful sorrow, Clementine You are lost and gone forever Dreadful sorrow, Clementine







She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain When She Comes

She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes (yee-haw) She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes (yee-haw) She'll be coming 'round the mountain She'll be coming 'round the mountain She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes (yee-haw)

She'll be ridin' six white horses when she comes (whoa back) She'll be ridin' six white horses when she comes (whoa back) She'll be ridin' six white horses She'll be ridin' six white horses She'll be ridin' six white horses when she comes (Whoa back) (Yee-haw)

And we'll all go out to greet her when she comes (yo, what's up?) Yeah, we'll all go out to greet her when she comes (yo, what's up?) Oh, we'll all go out to greet her Yeah, we'll all go out to greet her We'll all go out to greet her when she comes (Yo, what's up?) (Whoa back) (Yee-haw)

Then we'll all eat purple pizza when she comes (eww, yucky) We'll all eat purple pizza when she comes (eww, yucky) Then we'll all eat purple pizza Oh, we'll all eat purple pizza We'll all eat purple pizza when she comes (Eww, yucky) (Yo, what's up?) (Whoa back) (Yee-haw)

And we'll all read books together when she comes (Once upon a time in a far off land) Oh, we'll all read books together when she comes (Once upon a time in a far off land) Ye, we'll all read books together Oh, we'll all read books together We'll all read books together when she comes (Once upon a time in a far off land) (Eww, yucky) (Yo, what's up?) (Whoa back) (Yee-haw)

And she'll get to sleep with grandma when she comes (move over) Oh, she'll get to sleep with grandma when she comes (move over) Yeah, she'll get to sleep with grandma Oh, she'll get to sleep with grandma She'll get to sleep with grandma when she comes (Move over) (Once upon a time in a far off land) (Eww, yucky) (Yo, what's up?) (Whoa my back) (Yee-haw)

One last time She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes (yee-haw) She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes (yee-haw) She'll be coming 'round the mountain She'll be coming 'round the mountain She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes (Move over) (Once upon a time in a far off land) (Eww, yucky) (Yo, what's up?) (Whoa back) (Yee-haw)






Oh, Susannah

Well, I come from Alabama With my banjo on my knee And I'm bound for Louisiana My own true love for to see

It did rain all night the day I left The weather was bone dry The sun was so hot I froze myself Susanne, don't you go on and cry

I said, oh, Susannah Now, don't you cry for me As I come from Alabama With this banjo on my knee

Well, I had myself a dream the other night When everything was still I dreamed that I saw my girl Susanne She was coming around the hill

Now, the buckwheat cake was in her mouth A tear was in her eye I said, that I come from Dixie land Susanne, don't you break down and cry

I said, oh, Susannah Now, don't you cry for me 'Cause I come from Alabama With my banjo on my knee







PRACTICAL ACTIVITY


You could have a go at Line Dancing.

Watch the 'Gavin And Stacy' clip first - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb-rHnkcwZI


Here's a 'Beginner's Guide' video to try - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AupZaN1ZP-c

(There are several to choose from.)





REFRESHMENTS














GRIZZLY ADAMS GIVES THE ANSWERS



1. 'Zorro'


Don Diego de la Vega



2. 'The Lone Ranger'


Tonto & Silver



3. 'The Beverley Hillbillies'


The Clampetts



4. 'Casey Jones'


'The Cannonball Express'



5. 'The High Chaparral'


The Cannons



6. 'Bonanza'


The Cartwrights



7. 'The Waltons'


John-Boy, Jason, Mary Ellen, Erin, Ben, Jim-Bob & Elizabeth



8. 'Little House On The Prairie'


The Ingles



9. 'Alias Smith And Jones'


Ben Murphy & Pete Duel



10. 'Dallas'


The Ewings




11. 'Way Out West'


Laurel & Hardy



12. 'Gone With The Wind'


Rhett Butler / Clark Gable & Scarlet O'Hara / Vivien Leigh



13. 'Oklahoma'


Gordon MacRae & Shirley Jones



14. 'The Magnificent Seven'


Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter, James Coburn, and Horst Buchholz



15. 'Calamity Jane'


Doris Day



16. 'True Grit'


John Wayne


"Get off your horse and DRINK YOUR MILK"



17. 'Blazing Saddles'


Mel Brookes



18. 'Paint Your Wagon'


Clint Eastwood & Lee Marvin



19. 'Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid'


Robert Redford & Paul Newman



20. 'The Good The Bad And The Ugly'


Clint Eastwood


Spaghetti Western




21. Cherokee, Apache, Sioux, Navajo & Cheyenne (There were many others)


Wampanoag



22. Teepee or Wigwam



23. Bow and Arrow



24. Tomahawk



25. Spurs



26. Lasso



27. Mustang



28. Panning for gold



29. 'Marlborough'



30. Stetson




31. '9 To 5'



32. Linesman



33. Trailer



34. Jon Voight & Burt Reynolds



35. Casino, Poker, Roulette, One Arm Bandit, Horses, Bingo, Pools, Lottery etc



36. 'Derek And The Dominos'



37. Willie Nelson



38. 'D.I.V.O.R.C.E.'



39. Line Dancing



40. Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Isle of Man, Isle Of Wight, Anglessey, Shetlands, Orkneys etc




You might also like ...

bottom of page