<P> `` Would You Lay with Me ( In a Field of Stone ) '' is a song written by David Allan Coe , and recorded by American country music artist Tanya Tucker . It was released in December 1973 as the first single and title track from the album Would You Lay with Me ( In a Field of Stone ) . It topped the U.S. country chart on March 30 , 1974 , for one week and was Tucker 's third number - one song on the chart . On the Billboard Hot 100 , the song peaked at number 46 . Only her 1975 number - one country hit , `` Lizzie and the Rainman '' , performed better on the pop chart . Coe later recorded the song as the b - side to his 1975 single `` You Never Even Called Me by My Name . '' In 1975 , a version by veteran Australian singer Judy Stone reached into the top 5 of the Australian pop charts . Willie Nelson recorded the song on his 1983 album , Take It to the Limit . In 2000 , Johnny Cash covered the song on his album , American III : Solitary Man . </P>
<P> `` Would You Lay with Me ( In a Field of Stone ) '' is a song written by David Allan Coe , and recorded by American country music artist Tanya Tucker . It was released in December 1973 as the first single and title track from the album Would You Lay with Me ( In a Field of Stone ) . It topped the U.S. country chart on March 30 , 1974 , for one week and was Tucker 's third number - one song on the chart . On the Billboard Hot 100 , the song peaked at number 46 . Only her 1975 number - one country hit , `` Lizzie and the Rainman '' , performed better on the pop chart . Coe later recorded the song as the b - side to his 1975 single `` You Never Even Called Me by My Name . '' In 1975 , a version by veteran Australian singer Judy Stone reached into the top 5 of the Australian pop charts . Willie Nelson recorded the song on his 1983 album , Take It to the Limit . In 2000 , Johnny Cash covered the song on his album , American III : Solitary Man . </P>
who wrote would you lay with me in a field of stone
who wrote would you lay with me in a field of stone
David Allan Coe
David Allan Coe