Eric Church

Featuring: Joanna Cotten

Songwriter: Robbie Robertson

I pulled into Nazareth, I was feelin' 'bout half past dead
I just need some place Lord where I can lay my head
Hey, mister, can you tell me, where a man might find a bed?
He shook his head,[?], 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 bags, I went lookin' for a place to hide
I saw old Carmen and the Devil, walkin' side by side
I said, "Hey, Carmen, c'mon, you know I'm a peaceful man"
"That's okay boy, can you stick around anyhow?"

Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny, hey put the load right on me

Go down Moses, there ain't nothin' that you can say
It's just like old Luke waitin' and he's waitin' on the judgment day
Oh well, Luke, my friend, say what about old Annalee?
He said, "Do me a favor, and stay and keep Annalee some company"

Oh take a load off Fanny, take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny, and put the load, put the load right on me

Yeah now crazy Chester followed me, and he caught me in the fog
He said, "I'll fix your right, if you'll take Jack, you'll take Jack my dog"
I said, "Wait a minute Chester, you know, you know I'm a peaceful man"
He said, "That's okay, boy, won't you feed him when you can, feed him when you can"

Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny, and put the load, put the load right on me

I'm gone' catch me a cannonball, and take it on down the line
My head is sinkin' low, and I do believe it's time
To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she's the only one
Who led me here, with her regards for everyone

Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny, and put the load, put the load right on me

Eric Church is an American country music singer-songwriter from Granite Falls, North Carolina. After graduating from Appalachian State University with a business degree in 2000, Eric became engaged to a Spanish teacher from Lenior, NC whose father attempted to deter his musical aspirations by offering him a corporate career in Denver. After turning down her father’s offer, Church’s ex-fiance broke the engagement, giving Church motivation to move to Nashville and begin focusing solely on his music. Recollections of this turning point in Church’s life are heard throughout his lyrical portfolio (most prominently in “Those I’ve Loved”).

After a period of being overlooked by record labels and producers, Church was eventually signed to Capitol Records in 2006, making his debut with the album, Sinners Like Me. The album produced four singles on the Billboard Country Chart, “How ‘Bout You,” “Two Pink Lines,” “Guys Like Me,” and the album’s title track.

His second album, 2009’s Carolina, produced three more “Smoke a Little Smoke,” “Love Your Love the Most,” and “Hell on the Heart.”

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61 Days in Church Volume 1

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61 Days in Church Volume 1 (2017)

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