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
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
May I sleep in your barn Mister it is cold lying out on the ground
And the cold north wind is a whistling and I have no place to lie down
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- Pathway Of My Life 1966 - 1986
- Hank World
- Songs of the Brazos Valley
- Greatest Country Music for a Wedding
- Wake Up Irene
- Classic Years of Hank Thompson Vol. 1
- Hank Thompson: Classics
- The Very Best of Hank Thompson
- Country Pioneers - Hank Thompson
- The All Time Greatest Country Artist (Volume 10)
- Hank Thompson
- Gems: Hank Thompson
- Gods of Country - Hank Thompson
- The Wild Side of Life
- Country Kings
- The Country Collection, Vol. 1
- Top 50 Classics - The Very Best of Hank Thompson