Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - I'm A Stranger lyrics

Version 1 Spoken: I'm a stranger, just blowed in your town, so I want my train fare home, so I have no worries on my baby I'm a stranger here, just blowed in your town Oh, yes, I am, I'm a stranger here, just blowed 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 Go ahead man 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 pair 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 Let's go out together Yes, yes, yes Version 2 I'm a stranger here, just blow'd in your town Oh, yes, I am, I'm a stranger here, just blow'd in your town Well, because I'm a stranger, everybody wants to dog me 'round I'm gonna write home to daddy to send me my railroad fare Oh, yes, I am, I'm gonna write home to dad to send me my railroad fare Oh, yes, I am, well, if he don't send it, I don't mind walkin' down Sonny Terry, I'm goin' back home have to wear out 99 pair of shoes Oh, yes, I am, Sonny, I'm goin' back home have to wear out 99 pair of shoes Oh, yes, I am, when I get back there I won't have these old stranger blues Let's walk together, boy Well, I wonder why people treats the strangers so Oh, Lordy Lord, well, I wonder why people treats the strangers so Well, I ain't got no place I just go from door to door You know, I'm a stranger here, just blowed in your town Oh, yes, I am, well, I'm a stranger here, just blowed in your town Oh, yes, I am, well, if I askin' for a favor, please don't turn me down