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MAY I SLEEP IN YOUR BARN TONIGHT, MISTER? Sung by: Roland Taylor Recorded in Poughkeepsie, AR 9/8/61 Click here to listen to the original recording And I never will forget that sad day, When a stranger came out from the city, Just to spend some time for his health. Now, the stranger was fair, tall, and handsome, And he looked like a man who had wealth. Said he wanted to stay in the country, Just to spend some time for his health. One night as I came from my workshop, I was whistling and singing with joy, Expecting a kind-hearted welcome From my sweet loving wife and my boy. When I reached the door of my home, There was placed in a room on a stand, Was a package of old love letters, Said my wife and the stranger had gone. “May I sleep in your barn tonight, Mister? It is cold lying out on the ground, And I have no tobacco nor matches, And I’m sure I can do you no harm.” Also found in Randolph, Vol. IV, #841, “Can I Sleep in Your Barn Tonight?”; Brown, Vol. III, #356, “May I Sleep in Your Barn Tonight, Mister?” |
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All Songs Recorded by John Quincy Wolf, Jr., unless otherwise noted The John Quincy Wolf Folklore Collection Lyon College, Batesville, Arkansas Back to the Song Index Back to the Wolf Collection Homepage ©Copyright 2002 Lyon College |