Dirty Delilah Blues - Colonel Bagshot

If I had my way If I had my way If I had my way I would tear this building down Well, you read about Samson, all from his birth He was the strongest man that ever lived on earth One day while Samson was walking along He looked down on the ground and saw an old jaw bone He stretched out his arms, his chains broke like thread When he got to moving, ten thousand were dead He said, "If I had my way in this wicked world" "If I had my way, I would tear this building down" Now, Samson and the lion, they got an attack in Samson crawled upon the lion's back Well, you read about the lion, he killed a man with his paws But Samson got his hands around the lion's jaws He ripped that beast till he killed him dead And then the bees made honey in the lion's head If I had my way in this wicked world If I had my way then I would tear this building down Tear this building down Tear this building down Delilah was a woman She was fine and fair She had good looks and coal black hair Delilah, she gained old Samson's mind When he first saw that woman, oh, she looked so fine Delilah, she climbed upon Samson's knee She said, "Tell me where your strength lies, if you please" She spoke so kind, she talked so fair And then Samson said, "Delilah, don't touch my hair!" "You can shave my head, clean as my hand" "And my strength becomes just like a natural man" Just like a natural man Just like a natural man If I had my way in this wicked world If I had my way then I would tear this building down I would tear this building down I would tear this building down Temptation roped Samson, he was blinded by lust But his faith gave him strength, yeah, and that was enough He rose like a tempest, mighty and just He buried that darkness in rubble and dust In rubble and dust In rubble and dust In rubble and dust He said, "If I had my way" He said, "If I had my way" He said, "If I had my way" "I would tear this building down" If I had my way

Shout, shout, shout Delilah Shout, shout, shout at the top of your lungs Shout, shout, shout Delilah Shout, shout, shout until the kingdom comes Stay away from me Just stay away from my house Stay away from me Just stay away or I'll sort you out Shout, shout, shout Delilah Shout, shout, shout 'til the kingdom comes Treading on my dreams Stop treading on my dreams Stop treading on my dream Ea-ea, ea-ea, ea-ea, ea-ea, ea-ea, ea-ea, ea-ea, ea-ea, ea-ea... Out, out, out Delilah Out, out, out, stay out of my place Out, out, out, Delilah Out, out, out, I'll rearrange your face He'll never really be He'll never be your lover He'll never really be He'll never be your lover So stay away from me Just stay away from my house Stay away from me Just stay away or I'll sort you out Shout, shout, shout Delilah Shout, shout, shout, 'til the kingdom comes Treading on my dreams Stop treading on my dreams Stop treading on my dreams Ea-ea, ea-ea, ea-ea, ea-ea, ea-ea, ea-ea, ea-ea, ea-ea, ea-ea, ea-ea, ea-ea... Delilah, Delilah, Delilah Push me, push me Delilah, Delilah, Delilah Push me, push me Delilah, Delilah, Delilah Push me, push me Delilah, Delilah, Delilah Push me, push me, push me Push me, push me, push me Push me, push me, push me Push me, push me, push me Push me, push me, push me Push me, push me, push me

I saw the light on the night that I passed by her window I saw the flickering shadows of love on her blinds She was my woman As she deceived me I watched and went out of my mind My, my, my, Delilah Why, why, why, Delilah? I could see that girl was no good for me But I was lost like a slave that no man could free At break of day when that man drove away I was waiting I crossed the street to her house and she opened the door She stood there laughing I felt the knife in my hand and she laughed no more My, my, my, Delilah Why, why, why, Delilah? So before they come to break down the door Forgive me, Delilah, I just couldn't take any more She stood there laughing I felt the knife in my hand and she laughed no more My, my, my, Delilah Why, why, why, Delilah? So before they come to break down the door Forgive me, Delilah, I just couldn't take any more Forgive me, Delilah, I just couldn't take any more

A Thousand Men couldn't defeat me Though they tried One by one I led them To the other side Up ahead I heard a lion roar There stood a beast The beast made honey in the lion's skull And on it feast Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh Should've known that you would turn me Leave me in the dirt The first few times I'd been betrayed I should've known your worth Ooh, you hit me like a thunderstorm Shook my world around When i awoke my enemies Swarmed my body bound Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh Delilah, oh, who's to blame? Delilah, oh, such a shame Delilah, oh, I should've known Delilah, oh, your love became my gravestone Beware Oh, you better beware Beware You better beware Delilah, oh, who's to blame? Delilah, oh, such a shame Delilah, oh, I should've known Delilah, oh, your love became my gravestone Beware You better beware Beware You better beware