Total Strangers-Hank Thompson

[ti:Total Strangers] [ar:Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys] [al:Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys, Vol. 4] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Total Strangers - Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys [00:04.18]Now I was down upon my luck [00:05.98]And the jobs were hard to find [00:07.84]I was sort of short on cash [00:09.92]And my bills were way behind [00:11.64]So I went to see my life long friend [00:13.81]An old man now by trade [00:15.50]I figured it's how he had help me out [00:17.39]With his fortune he had made [00:19.20]I said Old pal I need your help [00:21.34]I hate to be so bold [00:23.03]But remember when I saved your life [00:25.09]Down at the swimming hole [00:26.92]Now I'd like to ask a favor [00:28.93]If you can see your way [00:30.69]I'd like to have a little loan [00:32.73]And then I heard him say [00:34.56]Excuse me total stranger [00:36.60]I can't seem to recall [00:38.47]Are you absolutely certain [00:40.01]That we've ever met at all [00:42.24]I'd really like to help you out [00:44.25]As he opened wide the door [00:46.15]So long total stranger [00:47.83]That I've never seen before [00:49.36] [00:49.99]Now once I had a girlfriend [00:52.09]Who really caught my eye [00:53.81]And when the wife was out of town [00:55.63]Well I'd court her on the sly [00:57.63]We'd taken all the nightclubs [00:59.61]And honky tonk around [01:01.47]Join at all the parties [01:03.25]And really do the town [01:05.27]But then one night my wife came home [01:07.46]She must have smelled a rat [01:09.10]She looked around from place to place [01:11.29]And found where I was at [01:12.78]Well there we were all cuddled up [01:14.87]I knew that I was dead [01:16.72]But before my wife could say a word [01:18.84]I jumped right up and said [01:20.56]She's just a total stranger [01:22.47]Who came in off the streets [01:24.28]The place is kinda crowded [01:26.01]So I offered her a seat [01:28.10]Now I couldn't leave this lady [01:29.65]Just a standin' on the floor [01:31.86]She's just a total stranger [01:33.61]That I've never seen before [01:35.78]My friend said let's go huntin' [01:38.00]I've got the gun and chills [01:39.69]The birds are really flyin' [01:41.40]And I think we'll do quite well [01:43.52]He killed a half a dozen [01:45.40]Then said I supposed [01:47.58]I really ought to tell you [01:49.11]That the huntin' season's closed [01:51.33]About that time he heard a noise [01:53.27]And he ducked behind a tree [01:55.14]He took the gun shelled some birds [01:57.20]And gave them all to me [01:58.93]Up stepped the old game warden [02:00.94]And found me standing there [02:02.77]Before I had a chance to talk [02:04.85]I heard my friend declare [02:06.58]He's just a total stranger [02:08.50]And I was passing by [02:10.46]I saw this total stranger [02:12.21]Shoot those birds out of the sky [02:14.28]It's a shame the way some people [02:16.32]The laws they do ignore [02:18.13]Like this total stranger [02:19.87]That I've never seen before