May I Sleep In Your Barn Tonight, Mister (2004 Remaster) - Slim Dusty
May I sleep in your bum tonight mister
It's so cold lying out on the ground
And the cold north winds to the whistling
And I have no place to lie down
Now I have no tobacco or no matches
And I'm sure I would '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 last Summer
I shall never forget that sad day
When a stranger came out from the city
And he said that he wanted to stay
Now this 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 stay for his health
Then one night as I came from my workshop
I was whistling and singing with joy
I expected a kind hearted welcome
From my sweet loving wife and my boy
Oh 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
Why I take it right up in my hands
Now this note said my wife and the stranger
They had left and have taken my son
Oh I wonder if God up in heaven
Only knows what this stranger has done
May I sleep in your bum tonight mister
It's so cold lying out on the ground
And the cold north winds to the whistling
And I have no place to lie down