May I Sleep in Your Barn Tonight Mister-Hank Thompson/His Brazos Valley Boys

[ti:May I Sleep in Your Barn Tonight Mister] [ar:Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys] [al:Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys, Vol. 4] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]May I Sleep in Your Barn Tonight Mister - Hank Thompson/His Brazos Valley Boys [00:06.46]May I sleep in your barn Mister [00:10.85] [00:12.07]It is cold lying out on the ground [00:16.16] [00:17.34]And the cold north wind is whistling [00:22.08] [00:22.87]And I have no place to lie down [00:27.53] [00:28.61]Now I have no tobacco nor matches [00:33.46] [00:34.28]And I'm sure I can cause you no harm [00:38.89] [00:39.78]I will tell you my story kind Mister [00:44.95] [00:45.61]For it runs through my heart like a storm [00:50.25] [00:51.45]It was three years ago just last summer [00:56.27] [00:56.92]I shall never forget that sad day [01:01.73] [01:02.40]When a stranger came out from the city [01:07.47] [01:08.12]And said that he wanted to stay [01:12.94] [01:14.01]Now the stranger was fair tall and handsome [01:18.83] [01:19.58]And he looked like a man who had wealth [01:24.58] [01:25.15]And he wanted to stay in the country said [01:31.35]He wanted to stop for his health [01:35.61] [01:37.17]One night as I came from my workshop [01:41.59] [01:42.31]I was whistling and singing with joy [01:47.19] [01:47.97]I expected a kind hearty [01:51.69]Welcome from my sweet loving wife and my boy [01:58.57] [02:00.15]But what did I find but a letter [02:04.47] [02:05.24]It was placed in my room on the stand [02:10.09] [02:10.97]And the moment my eyes fell upon [02:15.72] [02:16.71]It I picked it right up in my hand [02:21.47] [02:22.69]Now this note said my wife [02:25.43]And the stranger had left and had taken my son [02:33.34] [02:33.92]Oh I wonder if God up in heaven [02:39.02] [02:39.67]Only knows what this stranger has done [02:44.70] [02:45.62]May I sleep in your barn Mister [02:50.28] [02:51.06]It is cold lying out on the ground [02:56.11] [02:56.70]And the cold north wind is a whistling [03:01.87] [03:02.48]And I have no place to lie down