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 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

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

The Deer Hunt

It was way up on a mountain, where I first saw this buck, and I thought at last there'd came a change, in my hunting luck.

deer, hunt, chase

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Just Too Tired

There ain't no more tobacco, in my old tobacco sack, there ain't no more firewood, piled out there in the back.

age, wear and tear, emptiness

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

The Big One

Now in Montana's Big Hole, is where I made fishing history, and how you could've missed this tale, to me is sure a mystery.

fishing, fake, fisherman's tale

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Mountain Retreat

In these mountains of Montana, where the pine and aspen grow, I sit here in my cabin, amidst the swirling snow.

cabin, rustic, lifestyle

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Real Cowboys

Now you sure ain't no cowpoke dude, from way out in the west, I sure don't see no big quitar, or sequins on your vest.

cowboy, fashion, wealth

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

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Skinny Rowland

The Secret Life

Now Jimmy you tie up that horse, then get washed up to eat, comb your hair and tuck in your shirt, and clean off those muddy feet.

child, family, tales

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

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Skinny Rowland

Ablution Pollution

Now when nature called, this idiot stalled, when he would have made a big rush, for he had cut loose, like an overfed goose, then afterwards sped for the brush.

waterhole, pollution, manners

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

North Dakota Nights

Now if family bug makes one akin, and on a North Dakota porch you've sat, you are like as not related then, to North Dakota's vampire gnat.

gnat, bug, insect

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Old Lightning

I s'pose you girls will want to listen, as I tell the fellers all the latest, it just happens now I've got a horse, and it just happens he's the greatest.

children's horse, speed, wild

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

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Skinny Rowland

The Washtub by the Stove

Now some things are fixed solid, in the memories of the past, and one such weekly episode, of my childhood will last.

washtub, soap, cleanliness

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Fuel Shortage

Now the old pioneers, were as rough as they came, and I'd hate to try that, which brought such acclaim.

gasoline, food, wildlife

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

No Doubt At All

Hey! hold it up there dang you Jeb, you north end of a mule going south, I hear from the guys at the cookshack, that you've been running off your mouth.

rumor, lies, argument