I pulled into Nazareth, I was a-feelin' but I can't pass today I just need to find a 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, I know was all he said Take a load off, Fanny, take a load for free Take a load off, Fanny And then you put the load right on me I picked up my bag and went lookin' for a place to hide When I saw old Carmen and the devil walkin' side by side And I said, hey Carmen, come on, would you go downtown And she said, well I gotta go but my friend can stick around and around Take a load off, Fanny, take a load for free Take a load off, Fanny And then you put the load right on me Go on down, Miss Moses, there ain't nothin' that you can see Of course it's just old Luke and Luke's a-waitin' on the judgment day Well now look, my friend, what about young Annalee He said, do me a favor, son, won't you stay and keep Miss Annalee company Take a load off, Fanny, take a load for free Take a load off, Fanny And then you put the load right on me Crazy Chester followed me and he caught me in the fog He said, I will fix your wreck if you just take Jack, my dog I said, wait a minute, Chester, you know I'm a peaceful man He said, that's okay, boy, won't you feed him when you can Take a load off, Fanny, take a load for free Take a load off, Fanny And then you put the load right on me I'll catch a cannonball now to take me down to line My bag is sinkin' low and I do believe it's time To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she's the only one Who can send me here, who can be God for everyone Take a load off, Fanny, take a load for free Take a load off, Fanny And then you put the load right on me Thank you.