Last night, a stranger came riding And threw down his hat on the bar He told me his story with whiskey And how he had travelled so far And something about him engaged me The sadness, the look in his eyes Last night, a stranger came riding And here's what he said 'Marry me, in the morning' " He asked me if I had a husband I told him that I had no time As his hand lingered long on my shoulder I jumped as if that were a crime But the way that he smiled when he whispered Words only I could have heard Brought out a love deep inside me And here's what he said 'Marry me, in the morning' " 'Marry me, in the morning' " With barely a kiss he was gone now Gun by his side as he turned To fight in a war for his freedom At sunrise to make his return But as I looked outside this morning He lay there, his face in the dirt Last night, my stranger came riding And here's what he said 'Marry me, in the morning' " 'Marry me, in the morning' "