[2] The chorus consists of the lines: Everybody should treat a stranger right, long ways from home, Everybody should treat a stranger right, a long way from home.

The verses comment on that idea, notably with reference to the Three Wise Men offering gifts to the Christ-child in the manger.

[citation needed] In 2018, Ry Cooder recorded the song for his album The Prodigal Son.

[3] He commented that it was "one of Blind Willie Johnson’s great songs – he’s the go to guy".

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