The weight (Listen to sample)

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1. Pulled into Nazareth, was feeling 'bout half past dead,

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I just need some place where I can lay my head.

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"Hey, Mister, can you tell me, where a man might find a bed?"

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He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said.

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Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free,

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take a load off Fanny, and you put the load right on me.

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2. I picked up my bag, I went looking for a place to hide,

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when I saw old Carmen and the devil walking side by side.

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I said, "Hey, Carmen, come on, let's go downtown!"

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She said, " I gotta go, but my friend can stick around."

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Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free,

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take a load off Fanny, and you put the load right on me.

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3. Go down, Miss Moses, there's nothin' you can say,

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it's just old Luke, and Luke's waiting on the judgement day.

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"Well, Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?"

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He said, "Do me a favor, son,

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won't you stay and keep Anna Lee company?"

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Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free,

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take a load off Fanny, and you put the load right on me.

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4. Crazy Chester followed me, and he caught me in the fog,

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said, "I will fix your rack, if you'll take Jack, my dog."

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said, "Wait a minute Chester, you know, I'm a peaceful man."

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He said, "That's OK, boy, won't you feed him when you can."

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Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free,

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take a load off Fanny, and you put the load right on me.

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5. Catch a Cannonball, now to take me down the line,

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my bag is sinking low, and I do believe it's time.

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To get back to miss Fanny, you know she's the only one,

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who sent me here with her regards for everyone.

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Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free,

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take a load off Fanny, and you put the load right on me.

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(orig. = capo 2nd) (The Band)