Samson and Delilah (Remastered 2015)

Samson and Delilah - Dave Van Ronk

Lyrics by：Traditional

Composed by：Traditional

Read about Samson read about his birth

Well now Samson was the strongest man who walked on Earth

Well now one day Samson was a walkin' along

He looked on the ground and saw an old jawbone

Well he raised that bone God knows over his head

And when he was through ten-thousand was dead

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

Well now Samson and Delilah got attacked

Samson climbed up upon that lion's back

Well you read about this lion killed a man with his paws

But Samson got his hand 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

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

Well Delilah was a woman she was fine and fair

She had lovely looks God knows and coal black hair

Well Delilah comes into Samson's mind

The first he saw this woman of the Philistines

Well Delilah climbed up on Samson's knee

Said tell me where your strength lies if you please

Well she talked so fine God knows she talked so fair

Well now Samson said Delilah you can shave my hair

You can shave my hair just as clean as your hand

And my strength will be that of a natural man

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

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