Album: Music from Big Pink

The Weight


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I pulled into Nazareth, was feelin' about 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, and ";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 (and) (and) you can put the load right on me.

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I picked up my bag, I went lookin' for a place to hide;
When I saw Carmen and the Devil walkin' side by side.
I said, ";Hey, Carmen, come on, let's go downtown.";
She said, ";I gotta go, but m'friend can stick around.";

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Go down, Miss Moses, there's nothin' you can say
It's just ol' Luke, and Luke's waitin' on the Judgement Day.
";Well, Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?";
He said, ";Do me a favor, son, woncha stay an' keep Anna Lee company?";

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Crazy Chester followed me, and he caught me in the fog.
He said, ";I will fix your rack, 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.";

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Catch a cannon ball now, t'take me down the line
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 sent me here with her regards for everyone.

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