Lyrics: Traditional
Music:
Traditional
Hello
stranger
Hello there stranger
Does this, road go all the way to
Little Rock?
I've been standing here all day
and it hasn't gone
nowhere yet
Hello stranger
Hello again stranger
Your
corn looks awful little and yeller
I planted the little yeller kind
Hello stranger
Well, hi there stranger
I don't believe that you're too far from a
fool, are you?
Believe what?
I said I don't believe you're very far from a fool
No that’s right, son
Just this
guitar and
mandolin here between us
Hello Stranger
Well, hiya stranger
How'd your
potatoes turn out?
They didn't turn out at all
I had to dig them out
Hello stranger
Well, hello stranger
Can't you see that your
roof is leaking?
Why don't you fix it?
Well, right now it's rainin' too hard
And when the suns a shinin’
why, it don’t leak!
Hello stranger
Well, hello there stranger
Have you lived here all your life?
Not yet!
Hello stranger
Hello again there, stranger
You're not very smart are you?
No ... but I ain't lost
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There are many versions of this song... I've included the lyrics from
Jerry Garcia and
David Grisman's version recorded on
Not For Kids Only.