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Blind Willie Johnson If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down Lyrics
Total views: 2 times this week / Rating: 6.90/10 [21 votes]Album: Sweeter As the Years Go By / Original Release Date: 1991-12-11Genre: BluesSong Duration: 3 min 10 sec
BLIND WILLIE JOHNSON
- If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down Lyrics / with translationsWell, if I had my way
If I had-a, a wicked mind
If I had-a, ah Lord, tear this building down
Weh-ell!
Delilah was a woman fine an' fair
Her pleasant looks-a, her coal black hair
Delilah gained old Samson's mind
A-first saw the woman that looked so fine
A-well went Timnathy, I can't tell
A daughter of Timnathy, a-pleased him well
A-Samson told his father, 'I'm goin a-a-a'
(Help) me Lord
If I had my way
Well, if a had-a, a wicked world
If I had-a, ah Lord, tear this building down
Weh-ell!
Samson's mother replied to him
'Can't you find a woman of your kind and kin?'
'Samson, will you please your mother's mind?'
Go'd and married that-a Philistine
Let me tell you what, old Samson
Well, he roared at the lion, the lion run
Samson was the first man the lion attach
He caught the lion and got upon his back
A-written that he killed a man with his
And Sampson had his hand in the lion's jaws
If I had my way
If I had-a, a wicked world
If I had-a, ah Lord, tear this building down
'Well, your riddle please, a-tell it to me'
'A-how an eater became forth meat?'
'Well, your riddle please, a-tell it to me'
'A-how strong of it came forth sweet?
Deliah, got his army after him
Well, the bees made-a honey in the lion hair
Well, if I had my way
Well, if I had-a, a wicked world
If I had-a, ah Lord, tear this building down
So men in Sorek, a-formed a plot
Not many days 'fore Samson was caught
A-bind this hands whilst a-walkin' along
A-looked on the ground and found a lil' jawbone
He moved his arm ropes, a-pop like thread
Dropped those threads, three thousand were dead
Lord, If I had my way
Well, if I had-a, a wicked world
If I had-a, ah Lord, tear this building down
Weh-ell!
Samson's strength though they never found out
'Till they began to wonder about
A-'till his wife sat up upon his knee
'A-tell me where your strength lie, if you please?'
Samson's wife she a-talked so fair
Told his wife cut off-a his hair
'Shave my head, clean as your hand
'Till I become a natural man!'
If I had my way
Well, if I had a, a wicked world
If I had a, ah Lord, tear this building down.
If I had-a, a wicked mind
If I had-a, ah Lord, tear this building down
Weh-ell!
Delilah was a woman fine an' fair
Her pleasant looks-a, her coal black hair
Delilah gained old Samson's mind
A-first saw the woman that looked so fine
A-well went Timnathy, I can't tell
A daughter of Timnathy, a-pleased him well
A-Samson told his father, 'I'm goin a-a-a'
(Help) me Lord
If I had my way
Well, if a had-a, a wicked world
If I had-a, ah Lord, tear this building down
Weh-ell!
Samson's mother replied to him
'Can't you find a woman of your kind and kin?'
'Samson, will you please your mother's mind?'
Go'd and married that-a Philistine
Let me tell you what, old Samson
Well, he roared at the lion, the lion run
Samson was the first man the lion attach
He caught the lion and got upon his back
A-written that he killed a man with his
And Sampson had his hand in the lion's jaws
If I had my way
If I had-a, a wicked world
If I had-a, ah Lord, tear this building down
'Well, your riddle please, a-tell it to me'
'A-how an eater became forth meat?'
'A-how strong of it came forth sweet?
Deliah, got his army after him
Well, the bees made-a honey in the lion hair
Well, if I had my way
Well, if I had-a, a wicked world
If I had-a, ah Lord, tear this building down
So men in Sorek, a-formed a plot
Not many days 'fore Samson was caught
A-bind this hands whilst a-walkin' along
A-looked on the ground and found a lil' jawbone
He moved his arm ropes, a-pop like thread
Dropped those threads, three thousand were dead
Lord, If I had my way
Well, if I had-a, a wicked world
If I had-a, ah Lord, tear this building down
Weh-ell!
Samson's strength though they never found out
'Till they began to wonder about
A-'till his wife sat up upon his knee
'A-tell me where your strength lie, if you please?'
Samson's wife she a-talked so fair
Told his wife cut off-a his hair
'Shave my head, clean as your hand
'Till I become a natural man!'
If I had my way
Well, if I had a, a wicked world
If I had a, ah Lord, tear this building down.
Facts about If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down
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If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down is written and performed by Blind Willie Johnson.
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It is first released on December 11, 1991 as part of Blind Willie Johnson's album "Sweeter As the Years Go By" which includes 16 tracks in total. This song is the 5th track on this album.
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If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down falls under the genre Blues.
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If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down song length is 3 minutes and 10 seconds.
Who wrote If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down lyrics?
If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down is written and performed by Blind Willie Johnson.
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When was If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down released?
It is first released on December 11, 1991 as part of Blind Willie Johnson's album "Sweeter As the Years Go By" which includes 16 tracks in total. This song is the 5th track on this album.
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Which genre is If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down?
If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down falls under the genre Blues.
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How long is the song If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down?
If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down song length is 3 minutes and 10 seconds.
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