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mavis staples & levon helm - the weight lyrics

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[verse 1: mavis staples]
i pulled into nazareth, i was feeling about half past dead
just needed to find a place where i can lay my head
mister, can you tell me where a girl might find a bed
he just grinned and shook my hand, “no” was all he said

[chorus]
take a load off, f+nny
take a load for free
take a load off, f+nny
(and, and, and) you put the load right on me
oh yeah
[verse 2: mavis staples & levon helm]
i picked up my bag, i went looking for a place to hide
when i saw carmen and the devil walking side by side
i said, “hey, carmen, come on let’s go downtown”
she said, “i gotta go but my friend can stick around”

[chorus]
take a load off, f+nny
take a load for free
take a load off, f+nny
(and, and, and) you put thе load right on me

[instrumental break]

[verse 3: levon helm with mavis staples]
well, i go down, moses, ain’t nothin’ you can say
it’s my friеnd luke, and luke’s looking for the judgment day
tell, well, luke, my friend, what about young anna lee?
i’m gonna do myself a favor, stick around and keep anna lee company

[chorus]
take a load off, f+nny
take a load for free
take a load off, f+nny
(and, and, and) you put the load right on me
[verse 4: levon helm with mavis staples]
crazy chester followed me, he caught me in the fog
he said, “i will fix your rack if you’ll take old jack, my dog”
“hey, wait a minute, chester, you know i am a peaceful man”
he said, “that’s okay, just feed him whenever you can now”

[chorus]
take a load off, f+nny
take a load for free
take a load off, f+nny
(and, and, and) you put the load right on me

[verse 5: mavis staples with levon helm]
gonna catch a cannon ball now to take me on down the line
know my bag is sinkin’ low and i do believe that it’s time
to get back to miss f+nny, you know she’s the only one
f+nny sent me down here tonight with her regards for everyone (everyone)

[chorus]
take a load off, f+nny
take a load for free
take a load off, f+nny
(and, and, and) you put the load right on me

[outro: mavis staples]
oh yeah, oh yeah
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
yeah

- mavis staples levon helm lyrics

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