The Weight Lyrics The Band

from Last Waltz

Band - lyrics Last Waltz Other Album Songs
1 Theme from the Last Waltz
2 Up On Cripple Creek
3 Who Do You Love?
4 Helpless
5 Stage Fright
6 Coyote
7 Dry Your Eyes
8 It Makes No Difference
9 Such a Night
10 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
11 Mystery Train
12 Mannish Boy
13 Further on Up the Road
14 The Shape I'm In
15 Down South In New Orleans
16 Ophelia
17 Tura Lura Lural
18 Caravan
19 Life Is A Carnival
20 Baby Let Me Follow You Down
21 I Don't Believe You
22 Forever Young
23 I Shall Be Released
24 The Well
25 Evangeline
26 Out of the Blue
27 The Weight
28 The Last Waltz Refrain

"The Weight" is track #27 on the album Last Waltz. It was written by Robbie Robertson.

I pulled into Nazareth, I was feelin' about 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

Take a load off Fannie
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fannie
And you put the load right on me
(You put the load right on me)

I picked up my bag and I went lookin' for a place to hide
When I saw Carmen and the Devil walkin' side by side
And I said, "Hey, Carmen, come on, would you like to go downtown?"
And she said, "Well, I gotta go but my friend can stick around"

And take a load off Fannie
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fannie
And you put the load right on me
(You put the load right on me)

Go down, Miss Moses, there ain't nothin' that you can say
'Cause just ol' Luke and Luke's waitin' on the Judgment Day
"Well, now Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?"
He said, "Do me a favor, son, won't you stay an' keep Anna Lee company?"

Take a load off Fannie
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fannie
And you put the load right on me
(You 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?"

Take a load off Fannie
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fannie
And you put the load right on me
(You put the load right on me)

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

Take a load off Fannie
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fannie
And you put the load right on me
(You put the load right on me)



Songwriters
Robbie Robertson

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