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Samson And Delilah
Samson and Delilah
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Chorus:
If I had my way-
If I had my way in this wicked world,
If I had my way-I would tear this building down.

You read about Samson, read about his birth,
Well now, Samson was the strongest man that walked on earth.
Well now one day Samson was a-walking along,
Well, he looked on the ground, he saw a old jawbone.
Well, he raised that bone [ god knows ] over his head,
When he was through, ten thousand was dead.

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Now Samson and the lion, they got in a tack,
Now, Samson climbed up upon that lion's back;
Well, you read about this lion, killed a man with his paws,
Now Samson got his hands around that lion's jaws;
Well, he rode that beast until he killed him dead,
And The bees made honey in the lion's head.

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Well Delilah was a woman, she was fine and fair,
She had lovely looks, God knows, and coal black hair.
Well Delilah come into Samson's mind,
When first he saw this woman of the Philistine.
Well-a, 'lilah climbed up on Samson's knees,
Cryin' now tell me where your strength lies if you please.
Well she talk so fine God knows she talked so fair,
Well now, Samson said, Delilah you can cut off my hair.
Yes, you can shave my head just as clean as your hand,
And my strength will be that of a natural man.

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Samson And Delilah