I pulled into Nazareth
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I was feelin' bout a half past dead (dead)
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I just need some place
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Where I can lay my head (head)
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Hey mister can you tell me where a girl might find a bed??
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(Can ya tell me?)
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He just grinned and shook my hand
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And 'no' was all he said
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Take a load off Fannie
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Take a load for free
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Take a load off Fannie
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Then hey-yea-yea
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Put the weight on me!
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I picked up my bag
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I went lookin' for a place to hide
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When I saw Carmen and the devil
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Walkin' side by side
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I said hey Carmen
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Come on let's go down town?
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She said 'I gotta go but my friend can stick around!
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Take a load off Fannie
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Take a load for free
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Take a load off Fannie
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Then hey, an yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
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(Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo)
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Go down Moses
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There's nothin' that-a you can say
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(Ooo-ooo)
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It's just like old Luke waitin'
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Waitin' for the judgement day
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(Woo-ooo)
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Well Luke my friend
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What about Annalee?
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(Doo-ooo-ooo)
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He said 'Do me a favor'
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'Stay and keep Annalee some company'
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(Take a load off Fannie
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Take a load for free
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Take a load off Fannie)
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Well-ell yeah
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Put the weight on me
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(Yeah-yeah-yeah)
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Catch me a cannonball
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And now take me on down the line
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(Yeah)
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My bag is sinking low
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I believe that it's about time
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(You said it girl)
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To get in touch with Fannie
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You know she's the one
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(Yeah)
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Who sent me here
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with her regards for everyone
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Yeah!
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(Take a load off Fannie
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Take a load for free
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Take a load off Fannie
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Take a load for free
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FADES-
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Take a load off Fannie
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Take a load...
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The Weight
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| Aretha Franklin |
