The School House on the Plain

’Tis not far from the foothills Of the Rocky Mountain range, There stands a quaint old school house, Withered, odd and strange. Without a thought you’d pass it by, For it stands off from the lane; So it is but few who notice That old school house on the plain. To this structure there’s no beauty, But this thought came to me; To how many little children Has it taught the A, B, C. Ah! how many must be thankful For instructions that they gain, Within that old and rustic room Of the school house on the plain. ’Tis not alone the children Who its benefits enjoy, For we see among its scholars The typical cowboy; The young, the old, the rich and poor, All manage to obtain A little education At the school house on the plain.