The Weight Lyrics

I pulled into Nazareth,
was feelin' 'bout 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 f****,
take a load for free;
Take a load off f****,
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 downtown.
She said, I gotta go,
but m'friend can stick around.

(Chorus)
Take a load off f****,
take a load for free;
Take a load off f****,
And (and) (and) you can 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,
woncha stay an' keep Anna Lee company?
(Chorus)
Take a load off f****,
take a load for free;
Take a load off f****,
And (and) (and) you can put
the load right on me.

Crazy Chester followed me,
and he caught me in the fog.
He said, I will fix your rags,
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.
(Chorus)
Take a load off f****,
take a load for free;
Take a load off f****,
And (and) (and) you can put
the load right on me.

Catch a Cannonball,
now, take me down the line
My bag is sinkin' low and
I do believe that it's time.
To get back to Miss f****,
you know she's the only one.
Who sent me here with her
regards for everyone.

(Chorus)
Take a load off f****,
take a load for free;
Take a load off f****,
And (and) (and) you can put
the load right on me.