help!!!!!!!! cowboy question?

Question

cowboys??
and if someone could find some key quotes in this poem and tell what they think it means and what the author is trying to say tha'd be great cuz i need to get all your answers and put them in to this script-survey thingy
thanks

Through progress of the railroads,
our occupation's gone;
we'll get our ideas into words,
our words into a song,
first comes the cowboy -
he's the spirit of the West;
of all the pioneers I claim
the cowboys are the best.
We'll miss him in the round-up,
it's gone, his merry shout,
the cowboy has left the country,
his camp fire has gone out.

You freighters, our companions,
you've got to leave this land;
can't drag your loads for nothing
through the gumbo and the sand;
the railroads are bound to beat you -
so do your level best,
give it up to the granger
and strike out farther west.
Big them all adieu
and give the merry shout,
"The cowboy has left the country
and his camp fire has gone out."

When I think of those good ol

Answer 1

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Answer 2

In the old days, cows were moved across land in cattle drives by cowboys. With the advent of the railways in America, Cattle began to be moved by train, makeing Cowboys obsolete. This is a poem about the replacement of the Cowboy by modern railiways. Ever heard the term cattle car? It refers to a train car that was used to put cattle in for shipping by rail from one place to another.

Answer 3

old traditional values are left behind . in their place modern methods have set in. even though the new ways are convenient , we are missing some of the charm of the old times. ( its sort of a nostalgic feeling )
at one time , the cowboy was typical of the american symbols. not anymore.

Answer 4

It is poetic eulogy.