1849 ‘O If I Was At Home Again’ Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 41: I was contented with my lot [...] I did not own a picayune, nor was I in the lurch.at lurch, n.
1855 ‘California Bloomer’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 103: I saw Miss Ella on the Platte / Where she got alkalied.at alkalied, adj.
1855 ‘Prospecting Dream’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 93: John Chinaman he bought me out, and pungled down the dust, / Then I had just an ounce in change to start out on a ‘bust’.at on a bust under bust, n.
1855 ‘Prospecting Dream’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 93: I was strapp’d, had not a cent.at strapped (for cash), adj.
1855 ‘See the Elephant’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 88: [I] then fetched up in Hangtown Jail [...] I did as I had done before, / Coyoted out from ’neath the floor.at coyote, v.
1855 ‘Prospecting Dream’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 93: John Chinaman he bought me out, and pungled down the dust.at dust, n.
1855 ‘See the Elephant’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 88: [I] then fetched up in Hangtown Jail.at fetch up, v.
1855 ‘When I Went Off to Prospect’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 110: I found I was covered with body-lice; / I used unguentum once or twice, / But could not kill the grey-backs.at grayback, n.
1855 ‘The Lousy Miner’ Lingenfelter et al. eds Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 98: I’m a lousy miner in search of shining gold.at lousy, adj.
1855 ‘California Bloomer’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 103: Miss Ella is a gallus nag, / Miss Ella she is neat.at nag, n.
1855 ‘Prospecting Dream’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 93: John Chinaman he bought me out, and pungled down the dust.at pungle, v.
1855 ‘Crossing the Plains’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 40: Let’s buy him out, the lousy son of a bitch.at sonofabitch, n.
1855 ‘Coming Round the Horn’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 24: A meeting now and then was held, which kicked up quite a stink.at kick up a stink (v.) under stink, n.
1855 ‘When I Went Off to Prospect’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 110: At Deadwood I got on a tight.at tight, n.1
1858 ‘California Ball’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 95: ‘Old Alky’ makes their bowels yearn, / They stagger round and fall.at alky, n.
1858 ‘The Happy Miner’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 135: No matter whether rich or poor, I’m happy as a clam.at ...a clam under happy as..., adj.
1858 ‘Joe Bowers’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 97: She’d married with a butcher, whose har was orful red!at awful, adv.
1858 ‘Sweet Betsey from Pike’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 43: Ike became jealous – obtained a divorce; / Sweet Betsey [...] said with a shout, ‘Good bye you big lummox, I’m glad you’ve backed out!’.at back out (v.) under back, v.2
1858 ‘California Stage Company’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 54: All ‘opposition’ they defy / So the people must ‘root hog or die.’.at root, hog or die, v.
1858 ‘Sweet Betsey from Pike’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 43: Dog on you! I’m chock full of strong alkali!at dog on it! (excl.) under dog!, excl.
1858 ‘Joe Bowers’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 97: It brought me the gol-darn’dest news as ever you did hear.at goldarned, adj.
1858 ‘Joe Bowers’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 96: Joe Bowers, before we hitch for life, / You’d orter have a little home to keep your little wife.at hitch (up), v.
1858 ‘California Stage Company’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 55: They have and will monoloize [...] till the peoplerise, / And send them ‘kiteing’ down below, / To start a line with Bates and Rowe!at kite, v.
1858 ‘Joe Bowers’ Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 97: At length I went to minin’, put in my biggest licks.at lick, n.2
1858 ‘Sweet Betsey from Pike’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 43: Good bye, you big lummox.at lummocks, n.
1859 ‘A Hit at the Times’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 115: They don’t care a jot or a tittle who do buy / The corner lots.at not care a jot, v.
1859 ‘A Hit at the Times’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 114: The ‘scads’ are all we want.at scad, n.2
1862 ‘A Trip to Salmon’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 119: You had better git, you Californian bummer.at get, v.
1865 ‘The Overland Stage Driver’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 56: Could he but hold the ribbons and obtain a chance to drive.at ribbon, n.2
1868 ‘John Chinaman, My Jo’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 301: John Chinaman, my jo, John [...] Here’s blessings on your head, John, / And more power to your tail.at joe, n.1