  It is well known that in lowest order the skyrmion model of the nucleon gives
vanishing spin content. With new data indicating a proton spin content
$\Delta\Sigma = 0.22\pm 0.14,$ it is an increasing challenge to find ways in
which the skyrmion can move away from the null result. We show here that a
particular term in the skyrmion lagrangian in SU(3) involving six derivatives
of the field can, with plausible parameters, yield a spin content consistent
with present experiment.
