FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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Truth, Lies & Otherwise

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Carl "Skinny" Rowland

Companions

Now his shoulders sagged beneath his pack, he never raised his eyes,

Truth, Lies & Otherwise

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Carl "Skinny" Rowland

The Big One

Now in Montana's Big Hole, is where I made fishing history,

Truth, Lies & Otherwise

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Carl "Skinny" Rowland

From Bad to Worse

Now my wife just left and the well went dry,

Truth, Lies & Otherwise

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Carl "Skinny" Rowland

Old Dan and Lil

Now old "Montana Dan" was a helluva man,

Truth, Lies & Otherwise

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Carl "Skinny" Rowland

Just too Tired

There ain't no more tobacco, in my old tobacco sack,

Truth, Lies & Otherwise

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Carl "Skinny" Rowland

The Deer Hunt

It was way up on a mountain, where I first saw this buck,

Truth, Lies & Otherwise

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Carl "Skinny" Rowland

Hot Bet, Cold Deal

Now I've been told before, that a fisherman will lie,

Truth, Lies & Otherwise

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Carl "Skinny" Rowland

The Roving Man

Now there was a roving man, who had traveled everywhere,

Truth, Lies & Otherwise

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Carl "Skinny" Rowland

All Beneath that Sky

Now in this big state of Montana, out here in the west,

Truth, Lies & Otherwise

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Carl "Skinny" Rowland

Old Mangey

Now nearby lives a coyote, that sneaky thieving cur,

Truth, Lies & Otherwise

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Carl "Skinny" Rowland

Days of Wood and Rawhide

Now a long long time ago, away way back in years,

Truth, Lies & Otherwise

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Carl "Skinny" Rowland

Fate

One day I met this rider, on an old worn out by mare,

Truth, Lies & Otherwise

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Carl "Skinny" Rowland

Cross Country Jack

Now way up in Montana, where the mountainsides are steep,

Truth, Lies & Otherwise

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Carl "Skinny" Rowland

The Ghost

I could hear the North wind howling, it was 42 below,

Truth, Lies & Otherwise

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Carl "Skinny" Rowland

Evening in the Mountains

The sun is sinking out of sight, as another day goes by,

Truth, Lies & Otherwise

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Carl "Skinny" Rowland

The Old Wanderlust

Now the moon was shining brightly, in that big Montana sky,

Truth, Lies & Otherwise

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Carl "Skinny" Rowland

Life is in the Mountains

When you find you're in a rut, and just fighting to survive,

Truth, Lies & Otherwise

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Carl "Skinny" Rowland

The Dude and the Bear

Now I'm gong to tell this story, about a city dude I knew,

Truth, Lies & Otherwise

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Carl "Skinny" Rowland

The Big Deal

Now this old feller, got to thinking one time,

Truth, Lies & Otherwise

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Carl "Skinny" Rowland

A Real Friend

When hard times come, and things get rough, a dog won't up and leave you,

Truth, Lies & Otherwise

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Carl "Skinny" Rowland

The Little Demon

Now I'm going to leave this country, I've been drove off by a kid,

Truth, Lies & Otherwise

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Carl "Skinny" Rowland

Jilted

Now a long long time ago, back early in my life,

Truth, Lies & Otherwise

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Carl "Skinny" Rowland

Survival

Now old Spot and me were huntin' bear, away up high peak trail,

Truth, Lies & Otherwise

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Carl "Skinny" Rowland

Jack Pine Dan

Now his long white hair and beard, were blowing in the breeze,

Truth, Lies & Otherwise

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Carl "Skinny" Rowland

You Can't Fool a Kid

I came down from the mountains, and gave this lad a ride,