hello I'm new here I posted once before as a guest asking about the origins of Follow me up to Carlow.

Anyways this is an old song my grandmother said her father would sing to her but she doesn't remember much of it. I don't know the title and she can't remember it either so I just call it " The Stranger " She can only remember a few fragment verses which are as follows:

May I sleep in your barn tonight mister?
It is cold laying out on the ground
For the old North Wind it is whistling
And I have no place to lie down
I'll tell you my story kindly mister
For it runs through my heart like a storm

Three years ago last summer
I won't forget that sad day
A stranger came out from the city
And he said that he wanted to stay

My wife and stranger, they have left and have taken my son
And Lord up in Heaven knows what that stranger has done

Does anyone know the complete song or anything else about it? Thanks :)