One night it was dark and 'twas stormyAnd along came a tramp in the rainHe was making his way to some stationTo catch a long distance train.May I sleep in your barn tonight misterIt is cold lying out on the groundAnd the cold north wind it is blowingAnd I have no place to lie down.Oh I have no tobacco or matchesAnd I'm sure that I'll do you no harmI will tell you my story kind misterFor it runs through my heart like a thorn.It was three years ago last summerI shall never forget that sad dayWhen a stranger came out from the cityAnd said that he wanted to stay.One night as I came from my workshopI was whistling and singing with joyI expected a kind hearted welcomeFrom my sweet loving wife and my boy.But what should I find I find but a letterIt was placed in the room on the standAnd the moment my eyes fell upon itI picked it right up in my hand.Now this note said my wife and the strangerThey had left and had taken my sonOh I wonder if God up in HeavenOnly knows what this stranger has done
