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Hank Thompson
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Now I was down upon my luck
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And the jobs were hard to find
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I was sort of short on cash
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And my bills were way behind
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So I went to see my life long friend
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An old man now by trade
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I figured it's how he had help me out
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With his fortune he had made
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I said, 'Old pal, I need your help
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I hate to be so bold
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But remember when I saved your life
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Down at the swimming hole'
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Now I'd like to ask a favor
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If you can see your way
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I'd like to have a little loan?
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And then I heard him say
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Excuse me total stranger
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I can't seem to recall
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Are you absolutely certain
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That we've ever met at all?
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"I'd really like to help you out?
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As he opened wide the door
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So long total stranger
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That I've never seen before?
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Now once I had a girlfriend
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Who really caught my eye
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And when the wife was out of town
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Well, I'd court her on the sly
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We'd taken all the nightclubs
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And honky tonk around
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Join at all the parties
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And really do the town
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But then one night my wife came home
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She must have smelled a rat
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She looked around from place to place
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And found where I was at
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Well, there we were all cuddled up
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I knew that I was dead
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But before my wife could say a word
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I jumped right up and said
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She's just a total stranger
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Who came in off the streets
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The place is kinda crowded
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So I offered her a seat"
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"Now, I couldn't leave this lady
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Just a standin' on the floor
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She's just a total stranger
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That I've never seen before?
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My friend said let's go huntin'
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I've got the gun and chills
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The birds are really flyin'
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And I think we'll do quite well
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He killed a half a dozen
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Then said, I supposed
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I really ought to tell you
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That the huntin' season's closed?
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About that time he heard a noise
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And he ducked behind a tree
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He took the gun, shelled some birds
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And gave them all to me
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Up stepped the old game warden
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And found me standing there
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Before I had a chance to talk
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I heard my friend declare
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He's just a total stranger
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And I was passing by
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I saw this total stranger
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Shoot those birds out of the sky?
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It's a shame the way some people
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The laws they do ignore
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Like this total stranger
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That I've never seen before?
HANK THOMPSON - A Six Pack to Go (1960)
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