at the jobs were hard to find.
I was sort of short on cash
and my bill was way behind.
So I went to see my lifelong friend,
I figured as hell he'd help me out
with this fortune he'd made.
I said, old pal, I need your help,
But remember when I saved your life
down at the swimming hole?
Now I'd like to ask a favor,
I'd like to get a little loan,
Excuse me, total stranger,
Now are you really certain
that we've ever met at all?
I'd really like to help you out,
as he opened wide the door
that I've never seen be fore
Now once I had a girlfriend
And when my wife was out of town,
I'd caught her on the sly
We'd taken all the night spots
and really paint the town
But then one night my wife came home,
she must have smelled a rat
She looked around from place
Well, there we were, all covered up,
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 street
The place was kinda crowded,
Now, I couldn't leave this lady
just a -standin' on the floor
She's just a total stranger
that I've never seen be fore
Now, her friend said, let's go huntin'
I've got the gun and shells,
and the birds are ready flyin'
And I think we'll do quite well
But he shot a half a dozen
I really ought to tell you that
The hunting season's closed
About that time he heard a noise
And stepped behind a tree
He took the gun, the birds,
Up stepped the old game warden
And found me standing there
And then to my complete sur prise
I heard my friend declare
He's just a total stranger
I saw this total stranger
shoot those birds out of the sky
It's a shame the way some people
these laws they do ignore
that I've never seen be fore
