Pulled into Naz areth,
was feeling about a half -past dead
Just looking for 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 he shook my hand
and that was all he said
Take a load off Annie,
take a load for free
Take a load off Annie
And he put the load right on me
Put the load right on me
I picked up my bag
Went looking for a place to hide
When I saw Carmen
and the devil walkin' side by side
I said, hey, Carmen,
come on, let's go downtown
She said, baby, I gotta go,
but my friend can stick around
Take a load off, Annie,
take a load for free
Take a load of Fannie
And put the load right on
Put the load right on me
guitar so lo
Go down Miss Moses
There's nothing you can say
It's just old Luke and Luke's
Waitin' on the judgment day
Well, Luke, my friend
What about young Annalie?
He said, Danny, if ever, son
Won't you stay and keep
Annalie company?
Take a load off, Annie
Take a load for free
Take a load off an inch
Yeah, put the load right on me
Put the load right on me
Crazy Chester followed me
and he caught me in the fo g
He said, I'll fix your rap
if you take Jack my dog
Hey, wait a minute Chester,
don't you know I'm a peaceful man
He said, that's alright,
just feed him when you can
Take a load off Annie,
take a load for free
Take a load off Annie
Hey, you put the Loretta on me
Gonna come that cannonball
Gonna take me down the line
My bag is sinkin' low,
I do believe it's time
To get back to Miss Annie,
know she's the only one
Who sends me here
with her regards for everyone
Take a load off Annie,
take a load for free
Take a load off Annie
Put the load right on me
Take a load off Annie
Put your load on me
Put the load right on me
Take a load off Annie
Put the load right on me
Put the load, put the load,
put the load,
put the load right on me
You put the load right on me
Put the load right on me
That's alright, I can handle it.