May I Sleep in Your Barn Tonight Mister

Lyrics

[Verse 1] May I sleep in your barn tonight, Mister? It's cold lying out on the ground And the cold north wind is a-whistling And I have no place to lie down [Verse 2] Now I have no tobacco nor matches And I'm sure I can cause you no harm I will tell you my story, kind Mister For it runs through my heart like a storm [Verse 3] It was three years ago, just last summer I shall never forget that sad day When a stranger came out from the city And said that he wanted to stay [Verse 4] Now the stranger was fair tall and handsome And he looked like a man who had wealth And he wanted to stay in the country Said he wanted to stop for his health [Verse 5] One night as I came from my workshop I was whistling and singing with joy I expected a kind hearty welcome From my sweet loving wife and my boy [Verse 6] But what did I find but a letter It was placed in my room on a stand And the moment my eyes fell upon it I picked it right up in my hand [Verse 7] Now this note said my wife and the stranger Had left and had taken my son Oh, I wonder if God up in heaven Only knows what this stranger has done [Verse 1] May I sleep in your barn tonight, Mister? It's cold lying out on the ground And the cold north wind is a-whistling And I have no place to lie down