

Rock Classics
8/7/2026 | 1h 10sVideo has Closed Captions
Celebrate the spirit that built rock ‘n’ roll with unforgettable performances from an all-star cast
Celebrate the spirit that built rock ‘n’ roll with performances from John Fogerty, Peter Frampton, Michael McDonald, Sheryl Crow, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Dr. John, Mavis Staples, Gregg Allman, Sam Moore, Bonnie Raitt and more.
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Rock Classics
8/7/2026 | 1h 10sVideo has Closed Captions
Celebrate the spirit that built rock ‘n’ roll with performances from John Fogerty, Peter Frampton, Michael McDonald, Sheryl Crow, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Dr. John, Mavis Staples, Gregg Allman, Sam Moore, Bonnie Raitt and more.
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♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah, I've been in the right place ♪ ♪ But it must have been the wrong time ♪ ♪ I'd have said the right thing ♪ ♪ But I must have used the wrong line ♪ ♪ I been on the right trip ♪ ♪ But I must have used the wrong car ♪ ♪ My head was in a bad place ♪ ♪ And I wonder what it's good for ♪ ♪ I been in the right place ♪ ♪ But it must have been the wrong time ♪ ♪ My head was in a bad place ♪ ♪ But I'm having such a good time ♪ ♪ I've been running trying to get hung up in my mind ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Got to give myself ♪ ♪ A little talking to this time ♪ ♪ Just need a little brain salad surgery ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ I've got to cure this insecurity ♪ ♪ I've been in the right place ♪ ♪ Must have been in the wrong town ♪ ♪ Been in the right city ♪ ♪ Read the wrong mind ♪ ♪ I was in the right pain ♪ ♪ Was using the wrong arm ♪ ♪ Been in the right world ♪ ♪ Been in the wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong ♪ ♪ Wrong, wrong ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Slippin', dodgin', sneakin', creepin' ♪ ♪ Hidin' down the street ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ See my life a-shakin' with every fool I meet ♪ ♪ Refried confusion is ♪ ♪ What's makin' itself clear ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Wonder which way do I go to get out of here ♪ ♪ I've been in the right place ♪ ♪ But it must have been the wrong time ♪ ♪ I'd have said the right thing ♪ ♪ But I must have used the wrong line ♪ ♪ I'd have took the right road ♪ ♪ But I must have took the wrong turn ♪ ♪ I would have made the right move ♪ ♪ But I made it at the wrong time ♪ ♪ I've been on the right road ♪ ♪ But I must have used the wrong car ♪ ♪ My head was in a good place ♪ ♪ And I wonder what it's bad, bad, bad for ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (vocalizing) ♪ ♪ (vocalizing) ♪ (audience cheering and applauding) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ People get ready as a train a-coming ♪ ♪ You don't need no baggage you just get on board ♪ ♪ All you need is faith to hear the diesels humming ♪ ♪ You don't need no ticket, you just climb on board ♪ GLEN: Regina.
♪ People get ready, there's a train to Jordan ♪ ♪ Picking up passengers from coast to coast ♪ ♪ Faith is the key to get on board ♪ ♪ Don't need no ticket, you just thank the Lord ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ There ain't no room for the hopeless sinner ♪ ♪ Who would hurt all mankind ♪ ♪ Just to save his own ♪ ♪ Have pity on those ♪ ♪ Whose chances grow thinner ♪ ♪ But there is no hiding place ♪ ♪ From the kingdom's throne ♪ ♪ People get ready ♪ ♪ There's a train a-comin' ♪ ♪ You don't need no baggage ♪ ♪ You just climb on board ♪ ♪ All you need is some faith ♪ ♪ To hear the diesels hummin' ♪ ♪ You don't need no ticket ♪ ♪ You just thank the Lord ♪ ♪ Thank the Lord ♪ ♪ Thank the Lord ♪ ♪ Thank the Lord ♪ ♪ Thank the Lord ♪ ♪ Thank the Lord ♪ ♪ Thank the Lord ♪ ♪ Thank the Lord ♪ ♪ ♪ (vocalizing) ♪ ♪ People get ready ♪ ♪ ♪ (vocalizing) ♪ ♪ People get ready ♪ ♪ There's a train a-coming ♪ ♪ You don't need no ticket ♪ ♪ You just climb on board ♪ ♪ All you need is faith ♪ ♪ To hear diesels hummin' ♪ ♪ You don't need no ticket, you just thank the Lord ♪ ♪ You don't need no ticket, you just thank the Lord ♪ ♪ REGINA: Yeah!
♪ (audience cheering and applauding) JOHN: John Lennon and the Beatles, made incredible music.
And this one is my favorite.
♪ ♪ There are places I remember ♪ ♪ All my life, though some have changed ♪ ♪ Some forever, not for better ♪ ♪ Some have gone and some remain ♪ ♪ All these places have their moments ♪ ♪ With lovers and friends I still can recall ♪ ♪ Some are dead and some are living ♪ ♪ In my life, I've loved them all ♪ ♪ ♪ But of all these friends and lovers ♪ ♪ There is no one compares with you ♪ ♪ And these memories lose their meaning ♪ ♪ When I think of love there's something new ♪ ♪ Though I know I'll never lose affection ♪ ♪ For people and things ♪ ♪ That went before ♪ ♪ I know I'll often stop and think about them ♪ ♪ In my life, I love you more ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Though I know I'll never lose affection ♪ ♪ For people and things that went before ♪ ♪ I know I'll often stop and think about them ♪ ♪ In my life, I love you more ♪ ♪ ♪ In my life, I love you more ♪ ♪ (audience cheering and applauding) Thank you!
(audience cheering and applauding) ♪ ♪ Marchin' on the freedom highway ♪ ♪ Marchin' each and every day ♪ ♪ We go marchin' on the freedom highway ♪ ♪ Marchin' each and every day ♪ ♪ I made up my mind and I won't turn around ♪ ♪ I made up my mind and I won't turn around ♪ (indistinct) ♪ There is just one thing ♪ ♪ March ♪ ♪ That I can't understand my friend ♪ ♪ Marching ♪ ♪ Why some folks think freedom ♪ ♪ March ♪ ♪ Is not designed for every man ♪ ♪ Marching ♪ ♪ There are so many people ♪ ♪ March ♪ ♪ Livin' their lives perplexed ♪ ♪ Marching ♪ ♪ Wonderin' in their minds ♪ ♪ March ♪ ♪ What's gonna happen next ♪ ♪ We are marchin' on the freedom highway ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Marchin' each and every day ♪ ♪ We are marchin' on the freedom highway ♪ ♪ We're marchin' each and every day ♪ ♪ I made up my mind, and I won't turn around ♪ ♪ No I won't ♪ ♪ I made up my mind, and I won't turn around ♪ ♪ Found dead bodies in the forest ♪ ♪ March ♪ ♪ Tallahatchie River and lakes ♪ ♪ Marching ♪ ♪ People all over this world are wonderin' ♪ ♪ What's wrong with the United States ♪ ♪ Marching ♪ ♪ Yes, we want peace ♪ ♪ March ♪ ♪ If it can be found ♪ ♪ Marching ♪ ♪ We're gonna sit on this freedom highway ♪ ♪ March ♪ ♪ We ain't gonna turn around ♪ ♪ Do ya, do ya think I'm in for the right man ♪ ♪ March ♪ ♪ He said we shall overcome ♪ ♪ Marching ♪ ♪ We're gonna march on the freedom highway ♪ ♪ March ♪ ♪ 'Til our work is done ♪ ♪ We are marchin' on the freedom highway ♪ ♪ Marchin' each and every day ♪ (vocalizing) ♪ I may not hold it in my hand ♪ ♪ But I can see it from here ♪ ♪ Don't know how we gonna get there ♪ ♪ But I know, I know we surely will ♪ ♪ Yeah, and I won't turn around ♪ ♪ I made up my mind ♪ ♪ And I won't turn around ♪ ♪ I made up my mind ♪ ♪ Gonna keep on marchin' ♪ ♪ And I won't turn around ♪ ♪ On the freedom highway ♪ ♪ I made up my mind ♪ ♪ I made up my mind ♪ ♪ And I won't turn around ♪ ♪ 'Round, 'round, 'round, 'round, 'round ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Yes Lord, yeah ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ MICHAEL: 'Nite everybody.
Thank you.
Mavis, congratulations.
God bless you, girl.
Thank you.
ANNOUNCER: And now, ladies and gentlemen, the legendary soul man, Sam Moore.
(audience cheering and applauding) SAM: Well... ♪ ♪ Take one last look before you leave ♪ ♪ ♪ Somehow it means so much to me ♪ ♪ ♪ And if you ever need me ♪ ♪ ♪ You know where I'll be ♪ Listen.
♪ So, please, call home if you change your mind ♪ ♪ ♪ I know I don't mind ♪ I want you to listen to me.
♪ ♪ I guess I saw it comin' day by day ♪ ♪ Oh, I couldn't stand the failure, no ♪ ♪ ♪ Before you leave, there's one thing I must say ♪ ♪ I must say ♪ ♪ Please, call home if you change your mind ♪ ♪ Oh, I don't mind ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ I know that you're used to runnin' ♪ ♪ ♪ You're lost baby, and I ain't funnin' ♪ ♪ Oh, when you call me, I'll come runnin' ♪ ♪ Straight to your side ♪ ♪ ♪ So, go on, I won't say no more ♪ ♪ ♪ My heart ain't in it, but I'll hold the door ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, just remember what I said ♪ ♪ Please, please call home if you change your mind ♪ ♪ Please ♪ ♪ Please call home ♪ ♪ If you don't mind ♪ ♪ Change your mind ♪ ♪ Oh please call home if you don't mind, oh ♪ ♪ Please call home if you ♪ ♪ If you don't mind ♪ Can you hear me?
♪ Please, please, oh ♪ ♪ Please call home if you change your mind ♪ (vocalizing) ♪ ♪ You got my number ♪ ♪ Got your number ♪ ♪ You lost my address ♪ (vocalizing) ♪ But you got my number ♪ ♪ Got my number ♪ ♪ 557171 ♪ (vocalizing) ♪ Call me ♪ ♪ Call me ♪ ♪ Call me ♪ ♪ Ooh, call me ♪ ♪ Can you hear me out there ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ If you understand what I'm sayin' ♪ ♪ Raise your hand ♪ (vocalizing) ♪ Call me ♪ ♪ Call me ♪ ♪ Oh Lord ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ I think I had it long enough.
(laughing) ♪ If you don't mind ♪ ♪ (audience cheering and applauding) ANNOUNCER: Sam Moore!
♪ ♪ It's been a hard day's night ♪ ♪ And I've been working like a dog ♪ ♪ It's been a hard day's night ♪ ♪ I should be sleeping like a log ♪ ♪ But when I get home to you ♪ ♪ I find the things that you do ♪ ♪ Will make me feel alright ♪ ♪ You know I work all day ♪ ♪ To get you money to buy you things ♪ ♪ And it's worth it just to hear you say ♪ ♪ You're gonna give me everything ♪ ♪ So why on Earth should I moan ♪ ♪ 'Cause when I get you alone ♪ ♪ You know I feel okay ♪ ♪ When I'm home ♪ ♪ Everything seems to be right ♪ ♪ When I'm home ♪ ♪ Feeling you holding me tight, tight, yeah ♪ ♪ It's been a hard day's night ♪ ♪ And I've been working like a dog ♪ ♪ It's been a hard day's night ♪ ♪ I should be sleeping like a log ♪ ♪ But when I get home to you ♪ ♪ I find the things that you do ♪ ♪ Will make me feel alright ♪ (screams) ♪ ♪ So why on Earth should I moan ♪ ♪ 'Cause when I get you alone ♪ ♪ You know I feel okay ♪ ♪ When I'm home ♪ ♪ Everything seems to be right ♪ ♪ When I'm home ♪ ♪ Feeling you holding me tight, tight, yeah ♪ ♪ It's been a hard day's night ♪ ♪ And I've been working like a dog ♪ ♪ It's been a hard day's night ♪ ♪ I should be sleeping like a log ♪ ♪ But when I get home to you ♪ ♪ I find the things that you do ♪ ♪ Will make me feel alright ♪ ♪ You know I feel alright ♪ ♪ You know I feel alright ♪ ♪ (audience cheering and applauding) PETER: Hello everybody!
How you doin'?
♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah, they call me the breeze ♪ ♪ I keep blowing down the road ♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah, they call me the breeze ♪ ♪ I keep blowing down the road ♪ ♪ ♪ I ain't got me nobody ♪ ♪ I don't carry me no load ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Ain't no change in the weather ♪ ♪ Ain't no changes in me ♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah, ain't no change in the weather ♪ ♪ Ain't no changes in me ♪ ♪ ♪ And I ain't hiding from nobody ♪ ♪ Nobody's hiding from me ♪ ♪ ♪ Movin' on ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Well, I got that green light, baby ♪ ♪ I got to keep moving on ♪ ♪ ♪ I got that green light, baby ♪ ♪ I got to keep moving on ♪ ♪ ♪ I go down to California ♪ ♪ Might go down to Georgia, I don't know ♪ All right!
Gotta go Peter!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I dig you Georgia peaches ♪ ♪ It makes me feel right at home ♪ ♪ ♪ Well, now I dig you Georgia peaches ♪ ♪ Makes me feel ♪ ♪ Makes me feel right at home ♪ ♪ But I don't love me no one woman ♪ ♪ So I can't stay in Georgia long ♪ (vocalizing) ♪ Well, they call him the breeze ♪ ♪ I keep blowing down the road ♪ ♪ ♪ Well, they call me the breeze ♪ ♪ I keep blowing down the road ♪ ♪ ♪ I ain't got me nobody ♪ ♪ I don't carry me no load ♪ ♪ ♪ It's the breeze ♪ ♪ ♪ (audience cheering and applauding) Thank you all very much.
(audience cheering and applauding) ♪ ♪ ♪ Ain't gonna let nobody turn me 'round ♪ ♪ Turn me 'round, turn me 'round ♪ ♪ Ain't gonna let nobody turn me 'round ♪ ♪ I'm gonna keep on a-walkin' ♪ ♪ Keep on a-talkin' ♪ ♪ Marchin' on to freedom land ♪ ♪ Ain't gonna let injustice turn me 'round ♪ ♪ Turn me 'round, turn me 'round ♪ ♪ Ain't gonna let injustice turn me 'round ♪ ♪ I'm gonna keep on a-walkin' ♪ ♪ Keep on a-talkin' ♪ ♪ Marching in the freedom land ♪ ♪ Ain't gonna let discrimination ♪ ♪ Turn me 'round ♪ ♪ No, no, no ♪ ♪ Turn me 'round ♪ ♪ Ain't gonna let discrimination ♪ ♪ Turn me 'round ♪ ♪ I'm gonna keep on a-walking ♪ ♪ Keep on a-talking ♪ ♪ Marching up to freedom land ♪ ♪ Hey, yeah ♪ ♪ Ain't gonna let no hatred turn me 'round ♪ ♪ Ain't gonna turn me 'round, turn me 'round ♪ ♪ Ain't gonna let no hatred turn me 'round ♪ ♪ I'm gonna keep on a-walking ♪ ♪ Keep on a-talking ♪ ♪ Marching up to freedom land ♪ MAVIS: Play it Bonnie!
♪ Yeah!
♪ Yeah!
♪ Oppression ♪ ♪ ♪ Turn me 'round, turn me 'round ♪ ♪ Ain't gonna let oppression turn me 'round ♪ ♪ I'm gonna keep on a-walkin' ♪ ♪ Keep on talkin' ♪ ♪ Marchin' up to freedom land ♪ ♪ Yeah, hey, hey ♪ ♪ Won't let no war turn us around ♪ ♪ Turn us around, turn me 'round ♪ ♪ Ain't gonna let no war turn me 'round ♪ ♪ I'm gonna keep on a-walkin' ♪ ♪ I'm gonna keep on talking ♪ ♪ Marchin' up to freedom land ♪ ♪ Ain't gonna let intolerance ♪ ♪ Turn me 'round ♪ ♪ No ♪ ♪ Turn me 'round ♪ ♪ No ♪ ♪ Turn me 'round ♪ ♪ Ain't gonna let intolerance ♪ ♪ Turn me 'round ♪ ♪ I'm gonna ♪ ♪ Keep on a-walking ♪ ♪ I'm gonna ♪ ♪ Keep on a-talking ♪ ♪ I'm gonna ♪ ♪ Marchin' up to freedom land ♪ ♪ Let nobody turn me 'round ♪ ♪ Turn me 'round, turn me 'round ♪ ♪ Yeah, whoo ♪ ♪ Turn me 'round ♪ ♪ I'm gonna ♪ ♪ Keep on a-walking ♪ ♪ I'm gonna ♪ ♪ Keep on a-talking ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Marchin' up to freedom land ♪ ♪ Don't you let nobody turn you around ♪ ♪ Turn you around ♪ ♪ Turn me around ♪ ♪ Turn you around ♪ ♪ Turn me around ♪ ♪ Don't you let nobody turn me 'round ♪ ♪ I'm gonna ♪ ♪ Keep on a-walking ♪ ♪ I'm gonna ♪ ♪ Keep on a-talking ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Marching up to freedom land ♪ ♪ I'm gonna ♪ ♪ Keep on a-walking ♪ ♪ I'm gonna ♪ ♪ Keep on a-talking ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Marching up to freedom land ♪ ♪ I'm gonna ♪ ♪ Keep on a-walking ♪ ♪ I'm gonna ♪ ♪ Keep on a-talking ♪ ♪ Marching up to freedom land ♪ ♪ Yeah Lord!
(audience cheering and applauding) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Train roll on ♪ ♪ On down the line ♪ ♪ Won't you please take me far away ♪ ♪ ♪ Now I feel the wind blow ♪ ♪ Outside my door ♪ ♪ Means I'm leaving my woman at home ♪ ♪ ♪ Tuesday's gone with the wind ♪ ♪ ♪ My baby's gone with the wind ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I don't know ♪ ♪ Just where I'm going ♪ ♪ I just want to be left alone ♪ ♪ ♪ When this train ends ♪ ♪ I'll try again ♪ ♪ I'm leaving my woman at home ♪ ♪ ♪ Tuesday's gone with the wind ♪ ♪ ♪ Tuesday's gone with the wind ♪ ♪ ♪ Tuesday's gone with the wind ♪ ♪ ♪ My baby's gone with the wind ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Train rolls on ♪ ♪ Many miles from my home ♪ ♪ I'm riding my blues away ♪ ♪ ♪ Tuesday, you will see ♪ ♪ She got to be free ♪ ♪ Somehow I've got to carry on ♪ ♪ ♪ Tuesday's gone with the wind ♪ ♪ Oh, Lord ♪ ♪ Tuesday's gone with the wind ♪ ♪ ♪ Tuesday's gone with the wind ♪ ♪ One more, one more ♪ ♪ My baby's gone with the wind ♪ ♪ Tuesday's gone with the wind ♪ ♪ ♪ Tuesday's gone with the wind ♪ ♪ (audience cheering and applauding) GREGG: Thank you so much.
(audience cheering and applauding) PAT: Man, what a powerful thing that music and John Lennon have done.
Even when he's moved on to the next life, he brings us all together in this one.
So happy birthday, and thank you, John Lennon.
(audience cheering and applauding) ♪ ♪ I was dreaming of the past ♪ ♪ ♪ And my heart was beating fast ♪ ♪ ♪ I began to lose control ♪ ♪ ♪ I began to lose control ♪ ♪ ♪ I didn't mean to hurt you ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm sorry that I made you cry ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ I didn't want to hurt you ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm just a jealous guy ♪ ♪ ♪ I was feeling insecure ♪ ♪ ♪ You night not love me any more ♪ ♪ ♪ I was shivering inside ♪ ♪ ♪ I was shivering inside ♪ ♪ I didn't mean to hurt you ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm sorry that I made you cry, oh ♪ ♪ I didn't want to hurt you ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm just a jealous guy ♪ ♪ ♪ I was trying to catch your eyes ♪ ♪ ♪ Though I bet you were trying to hide ♪ ♪ ♪ I was swallowing my pain ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ I was swallowing my pain ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, I did not mean to hurt you ♪ ♪ No, no ♪ ♪ I'm sorry that I made you cry ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ I didn't want to hurt you, babe ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ I'm just a jealous guy ♪ ♪ I think you know that about me ♪ ♪ I'm tryin' to figure myself out ♪ ♪ Oh, come on ♪ ♪ You know I love you, you know I love you babe ♪ ♪ Oh, I'm just a jealous guy ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah, oh, hey ♪ ♪ ♪ Let's go, let's go on ♪ (vocalizing) ♪ ♪ Oh, let me baby ♪ (vocalizing) ♪ I'm just a jealous guy, baby ♪ ♪ Oh, I'm just a jealous guy, baby ♪ ♪ ♪ Ooh, I'm just a jealous guy ♪ ♪ (audience cheering and applauding) Thank you so much.
Thanks for this incredible band.
(audience cheering and applauding) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ If I leave here tomorrow ♪ ♪ ♪ Would you still remember me ♪ JOHNNY: Yes, sir!
♪ For I must be traveling on now ♪ ♪ ♪ 'Cause there's too many places I've got to see ♪ ♪ ♪ If I stayed here with you, girl ♪ ♪ ♪ Things just couldn't be the same ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm as free as a bird now ♪ Yeah!
♪ And this bird you cannot change ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ And this bird you cannot change ♪ ♪ ♪ And the bird you'll never change ♪ ♪ Lord knows I can't change ♪ (indistinct) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Playing pretty for Atlanta tonight, Mr.
Keys.
♪ And everybody up in rock and roll heaven Georgia.
How 'bout it, yeah!
(audience cheering) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Bye, bye, baby, it's been a sweet love, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Though this feeling I can't change ♪ ♪ ♪ Please don't take it so badly ♪ ♪ ♪ 'Cause Lord knows I'm to blame ♪ ♪ ♪ If I stayed here with you, now ♪ ♪ ♪ Things just couldn't be the same ♪ Come to us.
♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm as free as a bird now ♪ How 'bout you?
♪ And this bird you cannot change ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ And this bird you cannot change ♪ ♪ ♪ And the bird you'll never change ♪ ♪ Lord knows, I can't change ♪ ♪ ♪ Lord, help me, I can't change ♪ ♪ Lord, I can't change ♪ ♪ Oh won't you fly high, oh free bird, yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ (audience cheering and applauding) ♪ ♪ I pulled into Nazareth ♪ ♪ I was feelin' about half past dead ♪ ♪ I just needed to find a place ♪ ♪ Where I can lay my head ♪ ♪ Mister, can you tell me ♪ ♪ Where a girl might find a bed ♪ ♪ He just grinned, shook my hand ♪ ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ I 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 my friend can stick around ♪ ♪ Take a load off Fanny ♪ ♪ Take a load for free ♪ ♪ Take a load off Fanny ♪ ♪ And you put the load right on me ♪ ♪ ♪ Put the load on me ♪ ♪ ♪ Go down, Moses, there's nothin' you can say ♪ ♪ It's just old Luke ♪ ♪ And Luke's waitin' on the Judgment Day ♪ ♪ Well, 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 ♪ ♪ Put the load on me ♪ ♪ ♪ Crazy Chester followed me ♪ ♪ And he caught me in the fog ♪ ♪ He said I'm gonna fix you right ♪ ♪ If you take Jack, if you take Jack, my dog ♪ ♪ I said wait a minute, Chester ♪ ♪ You know I'm a peaceful man ♪ ♪ He said that's okay, boy ♪ ♪ Won't you feed him when you can ♪ ♪ Take a load off Fanny ♪ ♪ Take a load for free ♪ ♪ Take a load off Fanny ♪ ♪ And you put the load right on me ♪ ♪ Put the load on me ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ Catch a cannon ball now ♪ ♪ To take me on down the line ♪ ♪ Sing the song ♪ ♪ My back is achin' ♪ ♪ And I do believe that it's time ♪ ♪ To get back to Miss Fanny ♪ ♪ Oh, you know she's the only one ♪ ♪ Who sent me here ♪ ♪ With her regards for everyone ♪ ♪ Take a load off Fanny ♪ ♪ Everyone ♪ ♪ Take a load for free ♪ ♪ Take a load off Fanny ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ And you put the load right on me ♪ ♪ Put the load ♪ ♪ ♪ Put the load, put the load ♪ ♪ Put the load on me ♪ ♪ Put the load, put the load ♪ ♪ Put the load on me ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Put the load, put the load ♪ ♪ Put the load, put the load ♪ ♪ Put the load, put the load ♪ ♪ Put the load, put the load ♪ ♪ Put the load, put the load ♪ ♪ Put the ♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ WOMAN: Whoo!
Yeah!
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