Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Levon Helm
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Robbie Robertson
Songwriter
Lyrics
Thanks for coming tonight
And staying all night, and um
Ain't no better place to play
Than the Ryman Auditorium
Yeah, how about that?
Thank you, Nashville!
And for this last tune, uh
Please, welcome to the stage
One of our greatest songwriters
Mr. John Hiatt
I pulled in from Nazareth
I was feelin' 'bout half past dead
Trying to find a place
Where I can lay my head
"Mister, can you tell me
Where a man might find a bed?"
You know he grinned and he shook my hand
No, was all he said
Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And, and, and you put your load right on me
(Put the load right on me)
I picked up my bag
I went looking for a place to hide
When I saw Carmen and the Devil
Standin' side by side
I said, "Hey, Carmen
Come on, let's go downtown"
She said, "I gotta go
But my friend can stick around"
Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And, and, and put the load right on me
(Put the load right on me)
Go on down now, Miss Moses
There ain't nothin' that you could say
You know it's my friend Luke
And he's waitin' on Judgement Day
"Tell me, Luke, my friend
What about young Anna Lee?"
He said, "Do yourself a favor, boy
Stick around and keep Anna Lee company"
Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And, and, and you put the load right on me
(Put the load right on me)
Crazy Chester followed me
And he caught me in the fog
He said, "I will take your rack
If you 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, and, and you put the load right on me
(Put the load right on me)
Gonna catch me a cannon ball, now
To take me on down the line
You know, my bag is sinkin' low
And I do believe that it's time
To get back to Miss Fanny
You know she's the only one
Fanny sent me out here tonight
With her regards for everyone
Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And, and, and you put the load right on me
(Put the load right on me)
Written by: Robbie Robertson
