The Band - The Weight (Live-1970)
Syria Mosque - Pittsburgh
Nov 1970
Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel
I pulled into nazareth, was feelin about half past dead;
I just need some place where I can 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 off fanny, take a load for free;
Take a load off fanny, and (and) (and) you can put the load right on me.
I picked up my bag, I went lookin for a place to hide;
When I saw carmen and the devil walkin side by side.
I said, hey, carmen, come on, lets go downtown.
She said, I gotta go, but mfriend can stick around.
Go down, miss moses, theres nothin you can say
Its just ol luke, and lukes waitin on the judgement day.
Well, luke, my friend, what about young anna lee?
He said, do me a favor, son, woncha stay an keep anna lee company?
Crazy chester followed me, and he caught me in the fog.
He said, I will fix your rack, if youll take jack, my dog.
I said, wait a minute, chester, you know Im a peaceful man.
He said, thats okay, boy, wont you feed him when you can.
Catch a cannon ball now, ttake me down the line
My bag is sinkin low and I do believe its time.
To get back to miss fanny, you know shes the only one.
Who sent me here with her regards for everyone"
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Uploaded: February 18, 2007 at 4:32 am
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Video Comments
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okgal888 (October 4, 2008 at 3:47 am)
txdrifter38 said: the band really kicks ass and they weren't really an "american" band.
BS! Dude, last time I checked, Canada was an American country! Besides that, Levon Helm, from Arkansas, trumps the four Canadians all day long!
mikea731 (October 3, 2008 at 9:44 pm)
Who the fuck cares if your European or American. Just sit back and let the music bring people together.
txdrifter38 (October 3, 2008 at 3:12 am)
i'm pretty sure most of us weren't born in europe. born in the usa, therefore american. having said that, i have nothing against europeans, except those of u who blame the usa for all the problems in the world. i'm not saying you are one of those folks. and btw, the band really kicks ass and they weren't really an "american" band.
benkunben (October 2, 2008 at 11:23 pm)
Don't you know that you Americans(exept natives) are Europeans?
Nusrat5791 (October 2, 2008 at 10:50 am)
This song is pure fucking poetry.....American poetry at its finest.
This said, I would also like to add that the British and the Western Europeans who believe that they are better human beings than the Americans, would do well to take a look into their recent history. It is either full of you exploiting others via colonization or your ass being saved by the Americans when your own wished to colonize you.
You Euros are all a bunch of hypocrites.
larkofthemeadow (October 1, 2008 at 3:20 am)
We as Celts must band. No more brash words, we have smaller fish to fry. Music is Music, their experiences, not ours. What will be our music as we grow old? When we grow too old to hear? When we grow to old to see? Who will play for us? Think beyond yourself. You are the ones hearing. Make it count!
xflvrdavex (September 29, 2008 at 11:33 pm)
stupid british motherfucker go have tea and krumpets and let us arrogant americans enjoy our music
codylovesfords (September 27, 2008 at 2:39 am)
great song
skipplet (September 26, 2008 at 6:18 pm)
Typical response from an annoying Brit with a bad accent and an inferiority complex.
makeitska (September 26, 2008 at 3:18 am)
um do you guys really think the band would want us bickering over brits and americans? no. unify and listen |
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