Bob Dylan performed this song on Nov. 7,1997 in Columbus, Ohio and on Dec. 5, 1997 in Washington, D.C, on one of which occasions the present recording was made by a member of the audience. (QuickTime required: http://www.apple.com/quicktime.)

I'LL NOT BE A STRANGER
(Traditional or written by James B. Singleton)

I'll not be a stranger when I get to that city
I'm acquainted with folks over there
There'll be friends there to greet me, there'll be loved ones to meet me
At the gates of that city four square

CHORUS:
Through the years, through the tears they've gone one by one
But they'll wait at the gate until my race is won
I'll not be a stranger when I get to that city
I'm acquainted with folks over there

I'll not be a stranger when I get to that city
I've a home on the streets paved with gold
I'll feel right at home there in that beautiful somewhere
With loved ones whose memory I hold

CHORUS

I'll not be a stranger when I get to that city
There'll be no lonely days over there
There'll be no stormy weather but a great time together
On the streets of that city four square

CHORUS