I pulled in to Nazareth Was feeling 'bout half past dead I just need some place Where I can lay my head "Hey, mister, can you tell me Where a man might find a bed?" He just grinned and shook my hand And "No" was all he said Take a load off Fanny Take a load for free Take a load off Fanny And (and, and) you put the load right on me (You put the load right on me) I picked up my bag I went looking for a place to hide When I saw Carmen and the Devil Walking side by side I said "Hey Carmen, come on Let's go downtown?" And she said, "I gotta go But my friend can stick around" And take a load off Fanny Take a load for free Take a load off Fanny And (and, and) you put the load right on me (You put the load right on me) Go down, Miss Moses, there's nothin' you can say It's just ol' Luke, and Luke's waitin' on the Judgement Day "Well, Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?" He said, "Do me a favor, son, won't ya stay and keep Anna Lee company?" And take a load off Fanny Take a load for free Take a load off Fanny And (and, and) you put the load right on me (You put the load right on me) Crazy Chester followed me, and he caught me in the fog He said, "I will fix your rack, if you'll 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." And take a load off Fanny Take a load for free Take a load off Fanny And (and, and) you put the load right on me (You put the load right on me) Catch a Cannonball, now, to take me down the line My bag is sinkin' low and I do believe it's time To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she's the only one Who sent me here with her regards for everyone Take a load off Fanny Take a load for free Take a load off Fanny And (and, and) you put the load right on me (You put the load right on me)
I pulled in to Nazareth Was feeling 'bout half past dead I just need some place Where I can lay my head "Hey, mister, can you tell me Where a man might find a bed?" He just grinned and shook my hand And "No" was all he said Take a load off Fanny Take a load for free Take a load off Fanny And (and, and) you put the load right on me (You put the load right on me) I picked up my bag I went looking for a place to hide When I saw Carmen and the Devil Walking side by side I said "Hey Carmen, come on Let's go downtown?" And she said, "I gotta go But my friend can stick around" And take a load off Fanny Take a load for free Take a load off Fanny And (and, and) you put the load right on me (You put the load right on me) Go down, Miss Moses, there's nothin' you can say It's just ol' Luke, and Luke's waitin' on the Judgement Day "Well, Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?" He said, "Do me a favor, son, won't ya stay and keep Anna Lee company?" And take a load off Fanny Take a load for free Take a load off Fanny And (and, and) you put the load right on me (You put the load right on me) Crazy Chester followed me, and he caught me in the fog He said, "I will fix your rack, if you'll 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." And take a load off Fanny Take a load for free Take a load off Fanny And (and, and) you put the load right on me (You put the load right on me) Catch a Cannonball, now, to take me down the line My bag is sinkin' low and I do believe it's time To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she's the only one Who sent me here with her regards for everyone Take a load off Fanny Take a load for free Take a load off Fanny And (and, and) you put the load right on me (You put the load right on me)
A primeira vez que a música foi lançada como single, o álbum *Music from Big Pink* já vinha ao ar, marcando a estreia da banda sob o nome The Band, depois de suas fases como Canadian Squires e Levon and the Hawks.
Escrita por Robbie Robertson, “The Weight” conta a história de um visitante que chega a um lugar chamado Nazareth, usando alusões bíblicas e personagens emblemáticos que fizeram o tema se destacar na cena musical dos anos 60.
Apesar de não ter alcançado grandes posições no Billboard, o single atingiu o número 63 nos EUA, mas ficou em destaque na rádio KHJ, onde entrou no “Boss 30” e subiu até a terceira posição em apenas três semanas.
Em 1968 o sucesso internacional se consolidou quando a música alcançou o número 21 na lista britânica e o número 35 no Canadá, demonstrando sua aceitação fora dos Estados Unidos.
Aclamada pela crítica, “The Weight” foi citada em publicações como Rolling Stone (nº 41 no ranking de 500 maiores músicas), Pitchfork (13ª melhor música da década de 1960) e Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (uma das 500 músicas que moldaram o rock).
A faixa foi também exibida em programas de televisão de grande alcance, incluindo performances no PBS (Ramble at the Ryman, 2011), Austin City Limits e Quick Hits (ambos em 2012), consolidando seu status como peça essencial do repertório musical americano.
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