The Band The Weight
From their movie The Last Waltz with The Staple Singers I pulled into Nazareth, I was feelin about half past dead; I just need some place 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, and No , was all he said. (Chorus:) Take a load off Fannie, take a load for free; Take a load off Fannie, And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me. I picked up my bag, 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 She said, I gotta go, but m friend can stick (Chorus) 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
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