The Weight
I pulled into Nazareth
Was feelin' 'bout half past dead
I just need someplace where I can lay my head
'Hey mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?'
He just grinned and shook my hand, 'no' was all he said
Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And... and... and...
You put the load, put the load right on me
I picked up my bags
I went lookin' for a place to hide
When I saw Carmen and the Devil walkin' side by side
I said 'Hey Carmen, come on let's go downtown'
She said 'No, I've got to go
But my friend can stick around'
Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And... and... and...
You put the load, put the load right on me
Go down, Miss Moses
There's nothin' you can say
It's just ol' Luke, and
Luke's waitin' on the Judgement Day
"Well, Luke, my friend
What about young Anna Lee?"
He said, "Do me a favor, son
Won't ya stay and keep Anna Lee company?"
Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And... and... and...
You put the load, put the load right on me
Crazy Chester followed me
And he caught me in the fog
He said, "I will fix your rack
If you'll take Jack, my dog"
I said, "Wait a minute, Chester
You know I'm a peaceful man"
He said, "That's okay, boy
Won't you feed him when you can?" (Yeah)
Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And... and... and...
You put the load, put the load right on me
Catch a cannonball, now
To take me down the line
My bag is sinkin' low
And I do believe it's time
To get back to Miss Fanny
You know she's the only one
Who sent me here with her
Regards for everyone