Total Strangers

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