Go down, Miss Moses, there ain't nothin' that you can say
Take a load for free
Take a load off Anny
(You put the load right on me)
'Cause just ol' Luke and Luke's waitin' on the Judgment Day
He said, "I will fix your rags, if you'll take Jack, my dog"
And you put the load right on me
He just grinned and shook my hand and, "No", was all he said
Take a load for free
Take a load for free
(You put the load right on me)
He said, "Do me a favor, son, won't you stay an' keep Anna Lee company?"
Take a load for free
I picked up my bag and I went lookin' for a place to hide
Take a load off Anny
Take a load off Anny
To get back to Miss Anny, you know she's the only one
And you put the load right on me
Take a load off Anny
Take a load off Anny
Take a load for free
When I saw Carmen and the Devil walkin' side by side
"Hey, mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?"
Take a load off Anny
And I said, "Hey, Carmen, come on, would you go downtown"
And you put the load right on me
Take a load off Anny
I said, "Wait a minute, Chester, you know I'm a peaceful man"
"Well, now Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?"
Take a load off Anny
And you put the load right on me
He said, "That's okay, boy, won't you feed him when you can?"
(You put the load right on me)
Who sent me here with her regards for everyone
And take a load off Anny
(You put the load right on me)
My, my bag is sinkin' low and I do believe it's time
And she said, "Well, I gotta go but my friend can stick around"
Crazy Chester followed me and he caught me in the fog
Catch a Cannonball, now, to take me down the line
And you put the load right on me
Take a load off Anny
