I'm a stranger here, just rode in your town Oh, yes, I am, I'm a stranger here, just rode in your town Well, because I'm a stranger, everybody wants to dog me 'round Well, I wonder why some people treat the strangers so Oh, yes, I do, I wonder why some people treat the strangers so Well, he may be your best friend that you will never know I'm gonna write home to daddy send me my railroad fare Oh, yes, I am, I'm gonna write home to daddy send me my railroad fare Well, if he don't send it, I don't mind walkin' down Well, I wonder if my good girl knows I'm here Oh, yes, I do, lord, I wonder if my good girl knows I'm here Well, if she do, she just don't seem to care Well, I'm goin' back home wear out 99 pair of shoes Oh, yes, I am, I'm goin' back home wear out 99 pairs of shoes Well, when I get back home I won't have these old stranger blues I'm gonna leave this town, nothing here that I can do Oh, no, it ain't, I'm gonna leave this town, nothing here that I can do Well, boy, sit right here in the troubadour, sing these old stranger blues