Long-Line Skinner

DESCRIPTION: "I'm a long-line skinner And my home's out west. Lookin' for the woman... that'll love me best." The doctor says whiskey will kill him "but he don't say when." When it gets cold, he will go home; "I ain't skinning mules in the wintertime"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1973
KEYWORDS: work home drink
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Silber/Silber-FolksingersWordbook, p. 128, "Long-Line Skinner" (1 text)
File: FSWB128A

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