Aretha Franklin The Weight Lyrics

The Weight Lyrics

I pulled into Nazareth

I was feelin? bout a half past dead (dead)

I just need some place

Where I can lay my head (head)

?Hey mister can you tell me where a girl might find a bed??

(Can ya tell me?)

He just grinned and shook my hand

And ?no? was all he said



Take a load off Fannie

Take a load for free

Take a load off Fannie

Then hey-yea-yea

Put the weight on me!



I picked up my bag

I went lookin? for a place to hide

When I saw comin? in the devil

Walkin? side by side

I said ?they comin?

Come on let?s go down town?

She said ?I gotta go but my friend can stick around?



Take a load off Fannie

Take a load for free

Take a load off Fannie

Then hey, an yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

(Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo)



Go down Moses

There?s nothin? that-a you can say

(Ooo-ooo)

It?s just like all of us waitin?

Waitin? for the judgement day

(Woo-ooo)

Well Luke my friend

What about Annalee?

(Doo-ooo-ooo)

He said ?Do me a favor?

?Stay and keep Annalee some company?



(Take a load off Fannie

Take a load for free

Take a load off Fannie)

Well-ell yeah

Put the weight on me



(Yeah-yeah-yeah)

Catch me a cannonball

And that?ll take me on down the line

(Yeah)

My bag is circulin?

I believe that it?s about time

(You said it girl)

To get in touch with Fannie

You know she?s the one

(Yeah)

Who said ?Mickey

Is there a god forever one??

Yeah!



(Take a load off Fannie

Take a load for free

Take a load off Fannie

Take a load for free

FADES-

Take a load off Fannie

Take a load...