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 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

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

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

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

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

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

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

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

The Chase

Now me and Jed my old black horse, we got us quite a scare, when out of the brush came charging, this great big Grizzly bear.

fall, chase, grizzly bear

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

The Widder

Now old widder Jones was on the prowl, she was aiming to collar a man, So she wailed out her long mating howl, and her quest for a new love began.

widow, hunt, cray

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

The Man of the House

Now go get the eggs, and then feed the dogs, and clean out the stalls, and go slop the hogs.

rules, father, responsibility

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

You Can't Fool A Kid

I came down from the mountains, and gave this lad a ride, I pulled him up behind me, his unbelieving eyes were wide.

cowboy, outfit, style

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Hot Bet - Cold Deal

Now I've been told before, that a fisherman will lie, in fact they seldom tell the truth, as hard as they might try.

fish, lies, bet

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Pure Terror

Now the beast stood in the corner, his nostrils blowing steam, his tail switching back and forth, in his eyes a wicked gleam.

fear, mouse, point of view

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Final Forclosure

Now I don't give a hang about power, and I don't give a hang about gold, nor do I respect those who cower, and meekly obey what they're told.

banks, money, debt

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Paradise

Now listen to me boys, I've got a tale to tell, about a town called Paradise, about two miles from Hell.

sheriff, contradiction, power

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Survival

Now old Spot and me were huntin' bear, away up high peak trail, but we only found a track or tow, and those were mighty stale.

tail, dog, starving

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Days of Wood and Rawhide

Now a long long time ago, away way back in years, Montana state was settled, by determined pioneers.

pioneer, country lifestyle, wilderness

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

The Tome of The Unknown Writer

Now he was a great writer, a readers delighter, byt he never went to great pains, because right from the start, he wrote from the heart, and forgot about using his brains.

writer, collection, book

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Fate

One day I met this rider, on an old worn out bay mare, he had a beard and mustache, and long grey braided hair.

father, cowboy, truth

Poetry of Skinny Rowland, Complete Works to 1993

Skinny Rowland

FOLK COLL 11 R-49

Skinny Rowland

Springtime in the Mountains

From the treetops birds are singing, into the mountain air, the cool clear streams and wildlife, are around you everywhere.

spring, mountains, nature