Samson and Delilah - Grateful Dead

Delilah was a woman, she was fine and fair

She had good looks, God knows, and coal black hair

Delilah she gained old Samson’s mind

When first he saw this woman, could be the last time

Delilah she sat down on Samson’s knee

Said «Tell me where your strength lies, if you please»

She spoke so kind, she talked so fair

Samson said, «Delilah, you cut off my hair

You can shave my head, clean as my hand

My strength come as natural as any old man»

If I had my way

If I had my way

If I had my way

I would tear this whole building down

You read about Samson, all from his birth

He was the strongest man that ever has lived on Earth

One day while Samson was walking along

Looked down on the ground he saw an old jaw bone

Then he stretched out his arm and his chains broke like threads

And when he got to move, ten thousand was dead

If I had my way

If I had my way

If I had my way

I would tear this whole building down

(Look out now)

Now, Samson and the lion, they got in attack

Samson, he crawled up on the lion’s back

You read about this lion, he killed a man with his paws

Samson got his hands up around that lion’s jaws

He ripped that beast, God knows he killed him dead

And the bees made honey in the lion’s head

If I had my way

If I had my way

If I had my way

I would tear this whole building down

(Great God, talk to me now)

If I had my way

If I had my way

If I had my way

I would tear this whole building down

If I had my way

If I had my way

If I had my way

I would tear this whole building down

I would tear this whole building down

If I had my way

If I had my way

If I had my way

I would tear this whole building down

(That's right)