I pulled into
Nazareth, I was feelin'
about a half -assed death
I just needed some place, oh,
where I can lay my head
Hey mister, can you tell me where
a man might find a bed?
He just grandly shook my hand,
you know it was all he said
Take the load off,
Annie, take the load from free
Take the load off,
Annie
I picked up my bag I went
looking for a place to hide
I saw
Carmen and the devil walking side by side
I said,
Carmen, come on, let's go downtown
She said, I gotta go,
but my friend can stick around
Take a load off,
Annie
Take a load for free
You take the load off and you put the load right on,
right on me
Go down
Miss
Moses, there's nothing
that you can't see
It's just old
Luke, and
Luke's waitin' on
Judgment
Day
Well,
Luke, my friend, what about young
Annalie?
He said, do me a favor, son
Won't you stay and keep
Annalie some company?
He said, take a load off
Annie
Take a load for free
Take a load off
Annie
Yeah, you put the load right on,
right on me
Take a load off
Fannie, take a load off the baby,
take a load off
Fannie, and put the
Right on, right on me
I catch a cannonball now
Hard to take me down the line
My bag is sinking 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,
all re gards for everyone
Take a load off
Fanny, take a load for free
Take a load off
Fanny
Yeah, you put the load right on,
right on the knee