Total Stranger Lyrics - Hank Thompson

Now I was down upon my luck 

And the jobs were hard to find 

I was sort of short on cash 

And my bills were way behind 

So I went to see my life long friend 

An old man now by trade 

I figured it's how he had help me out 

With his fortune he had made 

I said, Old pal, I need your help 

I hate to be so bold 

But remember when I saved your life 

Down at the swimming hole 

Now I'd like to ask a favor 

If you can see your way 

I'd like to have a little loan 

And then I heard him say 

Excuse me total stranger 

I can't seem to recall 

Are you absolutely certain 

That we've ever met at all?" 

"I'd really like to help you out 

As he opened wide the door 

So long total stranger 

That I've never seen before 

Now once I had a girlfriend 

Who really caught my eye 

And when the wife was out of town 

Well, I'd court her on the sly 

We'd taken all the nightclubs 

And honky tonk around 

Join at all the parties 

And really do the town 

But then one night my wife came home 

She must have smelled a rat 

She looked around from place to place 

And found where I was at 

Well, there we were all cuddled up 

I knew that I was dead 

But before my wife could say a word 

I jumped right up and said 

She's just a total stranger 

Who came in off the streets 

The place is kinda crowded 

So I offered her a seat" 

"Now, I couldn't leave this lady 

Just a standin' on the floor 

She's just a total stranger 

That I've never seen before 

My friend said let's go huntin' 

I've got the gun and chills 

The birds are really flyin' 

And I think we'll do quite well 

He killed a half a dozen 

Then said, I supposed 

I really ought to tell you 

That the huntin' season's closed 

About that time he heard a noise 

And he ducked behind a tree 

He took the gun, shelled some birds 

And gave them all to me 

Up stepped the old game warden 

And found me standing there 

Before I had a chance to talk 

I heard my friend declare 

He's just a total stranger 

And I was passing by 

I saw this total stranger 

Shoot those birds out of the sky 

It's a shame the way some people 

The laws they do ignore 

Like this total stranger 

That I've never seen before