I pulled into Nazareth, I was feelin’ ‘bout half past dead Just needed to find a place where I could lay my head ‘hey mister can you tell me Where a man might find a bed?’ He just grinned and shook my hand And ‘no’ was all he said Take a load of Annie Take a load for free Take a load of Annie And put the load right on me
I picked up my bags and went lookin’ for a place to hide When I saw ol’ Carmel and the devil walkin’ side by side I said ‘hey Carmel c’mon let’s go downtown’ She said ‘I gotta go, but my friend here can stay around’ Take a load of Annie Take a load for free Take a load of Annie And put the load right on me
Go down miss Moses, there ain’t nothin’ you can say It’s just ol’ Luke Luke is waitin’ on a judgement day Hey Luke my friend what about young Anna-Lee? He said ‘do me a favour boy Won’t you stay and keep Anna-Lee company?’ Take a load of Annie Take a load for free Take a load of Annie And put the load right on me
Crazy Chester followed me, and he caught me in the fall He said ‘i’ll see you right, if you take on jack my dog’ I said ‘no, wait a minute Chester, no I’m a peaceful man’ He said ‘that’s okay, just feed him when you can’ Take a load of Annie Take a load for free Take a load of Annie And put the load right on me
I’ll catch a cannonball now to take me down the line My bag is sinking low - I don’t believe it’s time To get back to miss Annie, you know she’s the only one Who sent me here will her regards to everyone Take a load of Annie Take a load for free Take a load of Annie And put the load right on meTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
