Hats Off To The Stranger Lyrics - Singles - Wink Martindale

Walkin' down by the river 

Hangin' down my head 

I chanced to stop for a moment 

A stranger beckoned and then he said: 

"Walk down the road of life, a-happy as can be 

But not so happy, yeah, that you can't see 

Be very careful, mm-hmm, everywhere you go 

Take it very slow" 

Hats off to the stranger 

For tellin' me what he knows 

I said, Lord, I here ya 

And I'm walkin' slow 

Just a singin' Hallelujah, Hallelujah 

Let a little sunshine down on me 

Make this feelin' grow-ow-ow-ow 

Walkin' down by the river 

His words warmin' up my soul 

He called to me from the other side: 

"There's one more thing ya gotta know, yeah" 

"Nobody's perfect, boy, not me or you 

It doesn't matter what you say or do 

But you could be singin', yeah, a better tune 

Singin' whoa-oh-oh" 

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"Yeah, all the things that I have said 

You've probably heard them all before 

But the way that you'll hear them from me 

Is like you never heard them before" 

Hats off to the stranger 

For tellin' me what he knows 

I said, Lord, I here ya 

And I'm walkin' slow, yeah 

Hats off to the stranger 

For tellin' me what he knows 

I said, Lord, I here ya 

And I'm walkin' slow 

Yeah, I said 

Hats off to the stranger 

For tellin' me what he knows 

I said, Lord, I here ya 

And I'm walkin' slow 

Just a singin' Hallelujah, oh yeah, Hallelujah 

Let a little sunshine down on me 

Make this feelin' grow 

A little louder 

Hallelujah, sing it out loud, Hallelujah 

Let a little sunshine down on me 

Make this feelin' grow