when a tramp came along in the rain.
He was tramping along to the station
to catch some long -distance train.
May I sleep in your barn tonight, mister?
It is cold lying out on the ground.
The cold north wind it is howling,
and I have no place to lie down.
Oh, I have no tobacco, no matches,
and I'm sure I can do 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 last summer,
I shall never forget that sad day
When a stranger rode in from the city
And he said that he wanted to stay
May I sleep in your barn tonight, mister?
It is cold lying out on the ground
The cold, cold wind it is howling
And I have no place to lie down
That night as I came from my workshop
I was whistling and singing with joy.
from the sweet, loving wife and my boy.
But what could I find about a letter?
It was placed in the room of a stand,
and the mo ment my eye fell upon it,
I pick it right up in my hand.
Now the snow sent my wife and the stranger
They have gone and have taken my son
Oh, I wonder if God up in heaven
Only knows what the stranger has done
May I sleep in your barn tonight, mister?
It is cold lying out on the ground
The cold north wind, it is howling
And I have no place to lie down you
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