Well, I'm a stranger here, I just blowed in your town
Yes, I'm a stranger here, I just blowed in your town
And just because I'm a stranger, you don't have to dog me 'round

Sometimes I wonder why some people treat a stranger so, well yes I do
Ahh, sometimes I wonder why some people treat a stranger so, oh it's bad
I can't find a place to stay, Lord, I just go from door to door
That bad, ain't it, son

I'm gonna write home to daddy to send me my railroad fare, well yes I will
I'm gonna write home to daddy send me my railroad fare, mhm
And boys, if he can't send it, well I don't mind walkin' there

I'm goin' back home, have to wear out 99 pair of shoes, oh yeah yeah
I'm goin' back home, have to wear out 99 pair of shoes, oh that's a long way
And when I get back down there, I won't have the stranger blues
What do you think, Merle?

Well, I'm a stranger here, I just blowed in your town, well yes I did
I'm a stranger here, I just blowed in your town
And just because I'm a stranger, you don't have to dog me 'round