Lyrics The Weight (Live at the Academy of Music) - The Band

I pulled into Nazareth, I was feelin' about half past dead
I just need to find a 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 Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And you put the load right on me
(You put the load right on me)

I picked up my bag and 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 go downtown?"
And she said, "Well, I gotta go but my friend can stick around and around"

And take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
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
Because it's just ol' Luke, and Luke's awaitin' on the Judgment Day
"Well, my Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?"
He said, "Do me a favor, son, won't you stay and keep us Anna Lee company?"

And take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
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 rack if you just take Jack, my dog"
I said, "Wait a minute, Chester, you know I'm a peaceful man, yeah"
He said, "That's okay, boy, won't you feed him when you can?", and I want to

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

I catch a cannon ball now to take me down the line
And my bag is sinkin' low, and I do believe it's time
To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she's the only one
Who'd sent me here with her regards for everyone (yes)

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