She said : "Come in stranger, it's g ood to ha ve you hom e.
I hur ried thru 'cause I kne w it was you,
when I saw your do g, wag gin'his tail.
Honey, why didn't you let me k now by mail ?
You 've been gone so long"
She said : "Come in stranger, I know you're w eary from all your mil es.
Just s it right there in your ea sy chair,
and t ell me all abou t the pla ces you've been,
how l ong it'll be before you le ave again.
I h ope it's a long, long while."
She said : "Come in s tranger, everyth ing 'round home is fin e.
I've w atched and I've waited for yo u to get back,
and I m issed you all the ti me."
She said : "Come in, stranger, Oh how I need you when you're gone.
I walk the floor and I watch the door
and when I lie awake and wonder where you can be,
I'd give anything to have you here with me.
I get so lonesome all alone."
She said : "Come in, stranger, and won't you listen to my plea.
Stay long enough, so that the one I love,
Is not a stranger to me.