Mavis Staples, Levon Helm - The Weight(2022)

[00:14.59] I pulled into Nazareth, I was feeling 'bout half past dead
[00:21.01] Just needed to find a place where I can lay my head
[00:27.42] Mister, can you tell me where a girl might find a bed
[00:33.21] He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said
[00:39.94] Take a load off, Fanny
[00:43.15] Take a load for free
[00:46.20] Take a load off, Fanny
[00:49.82] (And, and, and)
[00:53.82] You put the load right on me
[00:57.55] Oh, yeah
[01:00.33]
[01:08.32] I picked up my bag, I went looking for a place to hide
[01:15.06] When I saw Carmen and the Devil walking side by side
[01:21.30] I said, "Hey, Carmen, come on let's go downtown"
[01:27.39] She said, "I got to go but my friend can stick around"
[01:33.95] Take a load off, Fanny
[01:37.08] Take a load for free
[01:40.29] Take a load off, Fanny
[01:43.95] (And, and, and)
[01:48.04] You put the load right on me
[01:56.46]
[02:28.34] Well, I go down, Moses, ain't nothing you can say
[02:34.94] It's my friend Luke, and Luke's waiting for the Judgment Day
[02:40.64] Tell, well, Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?
[02:47.38] I'm gonna do myself a favor, stick around and keep Anna Lee company
[02:53.84] Take a load off, Fanny
[02:57.11] Take a load for free
[03:00.47] Take a load off, Fanny
[03:04.12] (And, and, and)
[03:07.92] You put the load right on me
[03:16.04]
[03:22.64] Crazy Chester followed me, he caught me in the fog
[03:29.16] He said, "I will fix your rack if you'll take old Jack, my dog"
[03:35.67] "Hey, wait a minute, Chester, you know I am a peaceful man"
[03:41.99] He said, "That's okay, just feed him whenever you can now"
[03:48.28] Take a load off, Fanny
[03:51.62] Take a load for free
[03:54.72] Take a load off, Fanny
[03:58.48] (And, and, and)
[04:02.28] You put the load right on me
[04:10.31]
[04:17.10] Gonna catch me a cannon ball now to take me on down the line
[04:23.60] Know my bag is sinkin' low and I do believe that it's time
[04:29.76] To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she's the only one
[04:36.23] Fanny sent me down here tonight with her regards for everyone
[04:42.86] Take a load off, Fanny
[04:46.02] Take a load for free
[04:49.15] Take a load off, Fanny
[04:52.76] (And, and, and)
[04:56.98] You put the load right on me
[05:02.28] Oh yeah, oh yeah
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[05:12.46] Yeah, yeah
[05:17.18] Oh yeah, yeah, yeah
[05:21.36] Yeah
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