The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #12781   Message #5150
Posted By: Dale Rose
13-May-97 - 03:30 AM
Thread Name: ADD: Rank Strangers (Albert E. Brumley)
Subject: RE: Copy of the lost threads 7(Susan)
Here is the middle verse, which is not heard as often.
I searched every face for a sign of a loved one,
And I asked ev'ry one where the old folks could be,
I went down the road to inquire of some neighbors,
But found they were, too, rank strangers to me, etc.
I don't think you can stress too much the fact that this is an Albert E. Brumley song. While it has frequently been listed as traditional or credited to the Stanleys, Brumley wrote it in 1942. He left us with a legacy of so many wonderful songs~~I'll Fly Away, Camping In Canaan's Land, If We Never Meet Again, Turn Your Radio On . . .