Listen to The Weight by Aretha Franklin

The Weight

Aretha Franklin

R&B/Soul

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Apple Music Note

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin

Vocals

Jerry Jemmott

Bass Guitar

Roger Hawkins

Drums

Barry Beckett

Electric Piano

Jimmy Johnson

Guitar

King Curtis

Saxophone

Duane Allman

Slide Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Robbie Robertson

Robbie Robertson

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Tom Dowd

Producer

Arif Mardin

Producer

Jerry Wexler

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I pulled into Nazareth

I was feelin' 'bout a half past dead (Dead)

I just need some place

Where I can lay my head (Head)

Hey mister can you tell me

Where a girl might find a bed? (Can ya tell me?))

He just grinned and shook my hand

And "No", was all he said

[Chorus]

Take a load off Fanny

Take a load for free

Take a load for fanny

Then hey yeah, yeah

Put the weight on me

[Verse 2]

I picked up my bag

I went lookin' for a place to hide

When I saw comin' in the devil

Walkin' side by side

I said, "They're comin'

Come on, let's go down town?"

She said, "I gotta go

But my friend can stick around?"

[Chorus]

Take a load off Fanny

Take a load for free

Take a load off Fanny

Then yeah, and yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Woo, hoo-hoo, hoo)

[Verse 3]

Go down Moses

There's nothing that you can say

It's just like all of us waitin'

Waitin' on the judgment day

Well, Luke my friend

What about Anna Lee? (Ooh-ooh, ooh)

He said, "Do me a favor?

Stay and keep Anna Lee some company?"

[Chorus]

Take a load off Fanny

Take a load for free

Take a load off Fanny

Well, and yeah

Put the weight on me

[Verse 4]

Yeah-yeah, yeah

Catch me a cannonball

And now take me on down the line (Yeah)

My bag is sinking low

And I believe that it's about time

To get in touch with Fannie (You said it girl)

You know she's the one (Yeah)

Who sent me here with her regards for everyone?

Yeah

[Outro]

Take a load off Fanny

Take a load for free

Take a load off Fanny

Take a load for free

Take a load off Fanny

Take a load for free

Written by: Robbie Robertson