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
and 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,
uh, if you can see your way
I'd like to get a little known,
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
A so long, total stranger
that I've never seen be fore
Now once I had a girlfriend
And when my wife was out of town,
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
There we were all cuddled up,
But before my wife could say a word,
I jumped right up and said
She just had told a 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 just had told a stranger
that I'd never seen before
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
Well he shot a half a dozen
I suppose 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 before
