Travis - The Weight

I pulled into Nazareth, was feelin' 'bout half past dead
I just need some 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, and "No" was all he said

Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me


Picked up my bag, went lookin' for a place to hide
When I saw Carmen and the Devil walkin' side by side
I said, "Hey, Carmen, come on, let's go downtown"
She said, "I gotta go, but m'friend can stick around"

Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me

Go down, Miss Moses, there's nothin' you can say
It's just old Luke, and Luke's waitin' on the Judgement Day
"Well Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?"
He said, "Do me a favour, son, won't you stay an' keep Anna Lee company?"

Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me

Crazy Chester followed me, and he caught me in the fog
He said, "I will fix your rack, if you'll take Jack, my dog"
I said, "Wait a minute, Chester, I'm a peaceful man"
He said, "That's OK, just feed him when you can"

Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me

Catch a cannon ball now, to take me down the line
My bag is sinking 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

Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me

The song is part of the Igby Goes Down Soundtrack and the closing song of the movie

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[blankme206]

where can I buy this?



[Keytaster]

@blankme206 As far as I know, you can only get it by acquiring the 'Igby Goes Down' soundtrack, and there you have it: track number one is this wonderful cover!

[supermansflu]

totally always thought this was "Take a Load off Fatty"

[Keytaster]

@supermansflu totally lol...

[lmiteyone]

this sucks... why don't you cover tom petty?

[Keytaster]

@lmiteyone this does NOT suck. perhaps it's just not your cup of tea...

[RobotNixon08]

this is definitely not better than the band, no one is better than the band, the band is barely better than the band

[millieivas]

I think they done well here, they put on the Travis-Style which sounds quiet pretty

[mphurwitz]

This song is uncover-able...that said; I don't hate this.

[packfilz]

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[maxxxx1972]

how many years under arrest they got for destroying this masterpiece!!!!!!

[nutsbof]

@Twilight37 Yes the Travis live version on Jools Holland is better than this also Travis are always better live and thanks for the comment ;-) i'm going to look for that version just now .

[toddy1968]

@lmiteyone it doesn't suck, but that was a funny post anyway!

[stephanos87]

Travis do the best covers!! They are excellent at this!

[fossaalta]

piu delicata e armonica , suono eccezzionale..ma meno rock