I pulled into Nazareth, was feeling 'bout half past dead I just need someplace 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 put the load right on me I picked up my bags, I went looking for a place to hide When I saw Carmen and the devil walking side by side I said: Hey Carmen, come on let's go downtown? And she said: I gotta go, but my friends will stick around And you can take a load off fanny, take a load for free Take a load off fanny And (and, and) And you can take a load off fanny, take a load for free Take a load off fanny And (and, and) you put the load right on me