The Weight

I pulled into Nazareth, I was feeling 'bout half past dead Just needed to find a place where I can lay my head Mister, can you tell me where a girl 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 Oh, yeah 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 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 right on me Well, I go down, Moses, ain't nothing you can say It's my friend Luke, and Luke's waiting for the Judgment Day Tell, well, Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee? I'm gonna do myself a favor, stick around 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 right on me Crazy Chester followed me, he caught me in the fog He said, "I will fix your rack if you'll take old Jack, my dog" "Hey, wait a minute, Chester, you know I am a peaceful man" He said, "That's okay, just feed him whenever you can now" 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 Gonna catch me a cannon ball now to take me on down the line Know my bag is sinkin' low and I do believe that it's time To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she's the only one Fanny sent me down here tonight with her regards for everyone 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 Oh yeah, oh yeah Yeah, yeah Oh yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah