FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

The Hermit

Now this old world ain't fit no more, for ary a man or beast, and a life lived in the city, is the leastest of the least.

hermit, loneliness, mountains

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Old Stupid

Now the boss hired on his nephew, he said he owned his brother one, well brother sure got overpaid, when he hired that brother's son.

idiocy, fool, cowhand

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Flatlanders

Way down there from our mountains, those flatland slickers dwell, and once I took a trip down a trip down there, now I have this tale to tell.

circus, tricks, performers

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Just Don't Talk

It seems that I am always wrong, and can never do things right, my wife asks a darn fool question, and we wind up in a fight.

attack, face, insult

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Convincing Collateral

Now the rancher had a notion, that it was time now to expand, and get a loan for fencing, and more cattle for his land.

bank, loan, jeep

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

The Dude and The Bear

Now I'm going to tell this story, about a city dude I knew, but first let me assure you, that every word is true.

grizzly bear, chase, bb

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

The Rabbit Hunt

I had my heart all set, on rabbit meat one night, so I took my rifle off the wall, and put my hat on tight.

rabbit, stew, running

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

The Ideal Woman

Now I had always lived alone, it was a drab and lonely life, so I set out awhile back, to find myself a wife.

chores, attributes, appearances

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

The Little Demon

Now I'm going to leave this country, I've been drove off by a kid, and I know you'll understand, when I've told you what he did.

child, entitled, spoiled

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Life is in the Mountains

When you find you're in a rut, and just fighting to survive, and you find your efforts aren't to live, but just to stay alive.

mountain, cabin, survival

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

The Ghost

I could hear the North wind howling it was 42 below, and through the icy windows, I could see the drifting snow.

skeleton, haunting, ghost

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

All Beneath That Sky

Now in this big state of Montana, out here in the west, the countryside just can't be beat, and the people are the best.

sky, montana, nature

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

The Midnight Monster

It must have been that musty smell, that seemed to fi;; the room, a thick and moldy rancid smell, that reminds one of a tomb.

monster, dream, fear

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Good Boy?

Now I'm telling you all, there ain't no ifs ands or buts, just too many people, really spoil their mutts.

puppy, trick, kindness

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Jack Pine Dan

Now his long white hair and beard, were blowing in the breeze, when at first I saw him, when he stepped out from the trees.

bear, mystery, mountain man

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Winter in the Mountains

Up here in the mountains, the silent snow drifts down, and settles softly to the earth, making natures winter gown.

mountains, seasons, nature

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

The Roving Man

Now there was a roving man, who had traveled everywhere, he made his plans to leave a place, before arriving there.

wandering, travel, experience

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Mountain Mystery

As I sit here all alone, on this cold and wintery night, beside the old wood heater, and the glowing coal oil light.

mountain man, work, night

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

The Mine

Now this feller walked up to my cabin, all loaded down with gear, and he said he was prospecting, just a few short miles from here.

mine, nuclear bomb, uranium

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

The Old Wanderlust

Now the moon was shining brightly, in that big Montana sky, that summer's night so long ago, when I told my Nell goodbye.

wanderlust, moon, travel

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

The Big Deal

Now this old feller, got to thinking one time, he had spent most his life, and had not made a dime.

ranching, devil, soul

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Big City Hunter

I blinked my eyes in disbelief, when I saw this city slicker, I pretended to be coughing, when I turned my head to snicker.

equipment, hunting, city

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Cross Country Jack

Now way up in Montana, where the mountain sides are steep, the countryside is rugged, and the snow is plenty deep.

mountain man, snowmobile, sheep

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Old Mangey

Now nearby lives a coyote, that sneaky thieving cur, someday I'll blow his brains out, and sell that mangey fur.

coyote, traps, hiding

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Old Dan and Lil

Now old "Mountain Dan," was a helluva man, from west of the great divide, he liked to compete, and never was beat, in a rodeo's bronc busting ride.

rodeo, competition, love