Wink Martindale - Hats Off To The Stranger lyrics

Walkin' down by the river Hangin' down my head I chanced to stop for a moment A stranger beckoned and then he said: "Walk down the road of life, a-happy as can be But not so happy, yeah, that you can't see Be very careful, mm-hmm, everywhere you go Take it very slow" Hats off to the stranger For tellin' me what he knows I said, Lord, I here ya And I'm walkin' slow Just a singin' Hallelujah, Hallelujah Let a little sunshine down on me Make this feelin' grow-ow-ow-ow Walkin' down by the river His words warmin' up my soul He called to me from the other side: "There's one more thing ya gotta know, yeah" "Nobody's perfect, boy, not me or you It doesn't matter what you say or do But you could be singin', yeah, a better tune Singin' whoa-oh-oh" ------ brief instrumental break ------ "Yeah, all the things that I have said You've probably heard them all before But the way that you'll hear them from me Is like you never heard them before" Hats off to the stranger For tellin' me what he knows I said, Lord, I here ya And I'm walkin' slow, yeah Hats off to the stranger For tellin' me what he knows I said, Lord, I here ya And I'm walkin' slow Yeah, I said Hats off to the stranger For tellin' me what he knows I said, Lord, I here ya And I'm walkin' slow Just a singin' Hallelujah, oh yeah, Hallelujah Let a little sunshine down on me Make this feelin' grow A little louder Hallelujah, sing it out loud, Hallelujah Let a little sunshine down on me Make this feelin' grow