C – – – – The Weight – – – – The Band, 1968
I pulled in to Nazareth, Was feeling ’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 right on me (You put the load right on me)
I picked up my bag, I went looking for a place to hide
When I saw Carmen and the Devil, Walking side-by-side
I said, “Hey Carmen, Come on, let’s go downtown”
She said, “I gotta go, But my friend can stick around”
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Go down, Miss Moses, there’s nothin‘ you can say
It’s just old Luke and Luke’s waitin‘ on the Judgment Day
“Well, Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?”
He said, “Do me a favor, son, won’t you stay
and keep Anna Lee company?”
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Crazy Chester followed me and he caught me in the fog
He said, “I will fix your rack if you take Jack, my dog.”
I said, “Wait a minute, Chester, you know I’m a peaceful man.”
He said, “That’s OK, boy, won’t you feed him when you can?”
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Catch a cannon ball 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
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