I pulled into Nazareth just a feelin' 'bout a half past dead   I just need to find a place where I can lay my head   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 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 will you go downtown?"   She said, "Well I gotta go but my friend can stick around anyhow"      Take a load off Fanny   Take a load for free   Take a load off Fanny   And you put the load right on me      Go down Miss Moses, ain't nothin' that you can say   'Cause is just old Luke and Luke's waitin' on the judgment day   Well now Luke my friend, what about young Anna Lee?   He said, "Do me a favor son   Won't you stay and keep Anna Lee company?"      Take a load off Fanny   Take a load for free   Take a load off Fanny   And you put the load right on me      Crazy Chester followed me yeah, and he caught me in the fog   He said, "I would fix your rack, oh yeah if you'll just take Jack, my dog"   I said, "Wait a minute, Chester, you know I am a peaceful man"   He said, "That's okay, boy, won't you feed him when you can?"      Won't ya take a load off Fanny?   Take a load for free   Take a load off Fanny   And you put the load right on me      Catch a cannon ball now, to take me down the line   'Cause 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 sent me here with her regards for everyone      I want you to take a load off Fanny   Take a load for free   Take a load off Fanny   And you put the load right on me