Tedeschi Trucks Band & Leon Russell - The Weight Lyrics

Tedeschi Trucks Band & Leon Russell Lyrics

"The Weight"
(feat. Rita Coolidge, Pamela Polland, Susan Tedeschi, Claudia Lennear & Doyle Bramhall II)

Pulled into Nazareth, I was feelin' 'bout half past dead
Just need some place where I can lay my head
"Oh, mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?"
He grinned and shook my hand, "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
And put the load right on me

Picked up my bags, I went lookin' for a place to hide
That's when I saw ol' Carmen and the Devil walkin' side-by-side
I said, "Hey, Carmen, come on, let's go downtown"
She said, "I got to go, but my friend here can stick around"

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

Go down, Miss Moses, there ain't nothin' that you can say
It's just ol' Luke, and Luke's waitin' on the Judgment Day
"Well, Luke, my friend, what about sweet Anna Lee?"
He said, "Do me a favor, son, stay and keep Anna Lee company"

Take a load off, Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off, Fanny
And you put the load right on
And put the load right on me
Oh, me, yes, on me

Take a load off, Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off, Fanny
And you put the load right on me
And put the load right on me

Crazy Chester followed me, then he caught me in the fog
Oh, he said, "I will fix your rack if you take home Jack, my dog"
Oh, I said, "Now wait a minute, Chester, you know that I'm a peaceful man"
Oh, he said, "That's okay, son, just feed him when you can now, alright"

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

Catch the cannonball, and now I'm movin' on down the line
My bag is sinkin' low, but 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

Take a load off, Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off, Fanny
Take a load for free, yeah
Take a load off, Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off, Fanny
And
And
Oh, you put the weight, yes
Oh, right on me

Thank you so much

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live album: "Tedeschi Trucks Band And Leon Russell Present: Mad Dogs & Englishmen Revisited Live At LOCKN'" (2025)

Tedeschi Trucks Band & Leon Russell - Tedeschi Trucks Band And Leon Russell Present: Mad Dogs & Englishmen Revisited Live At LOCKN' live album cover

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"The Weight" lyrics

Tedeschi Trucks Band & Leon Russell Lyrics