May I Sleep In Your Barn Tonight Mister Lyrics - Songs For Rounders/at The Golden Nugget - Hank Thompson

One night it was dark and it was storming when along came a tramp in the rain 

He was making his way to some station to catch a long distance train 

May I sleep in your barn Mister it is cold lying out on the ground 

And the cold north wind is whistling and I have no place to lie down 

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 

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 

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 

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 

But what did I find but a letter it was placed in my room on the stand 

And the moment my eyes fell upon it I picked it right up in my hand