The Weight Songtext
von Rick Danko

I pulled into Nazareth, was feeling about half past dead
I just needed to find a place where I might lay my head
"Hey mister, could 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 put the load (Put the load)
Put the load right on me

I picked up my bag and went looking for a place to hide
When I saw Carmen and the Devil walking side by side
I said, "Hey Carmen, oh yeah, come on, let′s take it downtown"
She said, "I gotta go, my friend, oh, but take my friends"
"Can stick around and around," you know

Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And put the load (Put the load)
Put the load right on me


Go down, Moses, well, there's nothing that you can say
Well, it′s my friend Luke, Luke's waiting on Judgement Day
I said, "Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?"
He said, "Do me a favor, son, won't you stay and keep Miss Anna Lee?"
"Keep her company"

Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And put the load (Put the load)
Put the load right on me

Crazy Chester followed me, and he caught me in the fog
He said, "I′ll fix your rack if you′ll take Jack, my dog"
I said, "Wait a minute, Chester, ooh, I'm a peaceful man"
And he said, "That′s okay, boy, won't
You feed him, feed him when you can"
Now, you know

Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And put the load (Put the load)
Put the load right on me


Gonna catch me a cannonball now and take it on down the line
Well, my bag is sinking low, and I do believe that it′s time
Shake back Miss Fanny, ooh yeah, she's the only one
Fanny sent me up here tonight with her regards for everyone, everyone

Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And put the load (Put the load)
Put the load right on me