![]() ![]() "Crazy Chester" was a guy we all knew from Fayetteville who came into town on Saturdays wearing a full set of cap guns on his hips and kinda walked around town to help keep the peace,if you follow me. "Young Anna Lee" was Anna Lee Williams from Turkey Scratch. The song was full of our favorite characters. Robbie had that bit about going down to Nazareth - Pennsylvania, where the Martin guitar factory is at. "We had two or three tunes, or pieces of tunes, and "The Weight" was one I would work on. In Levon Helm's autobiography This Wheel's On Fire: Levon Helm And The Story Of The Band, he explained: ![]() The characters in the song - Crazy Chester, Luke, Anna Lee, are based on friends of the band. Who sent me here with her regards for everyone. To get back to Miss Annie, you know she's the only one. My bag is sinkin' low and I do believe it's time. He said, "That's okay, boy, won't you feed him when you can."Ĭatch a Cannonball, now, t'take me down the line I said, "Wait a minute, Chester, you know I'm a peaceful man." He said, "I will fix your rags, if you'll take Jack, my dog." He said, "Do me a favor, son, woncha stay an' keep Anna LeeĬrazy Chester followed me, and he caught me in the fog. "Well, Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?" It's just ol' Luke, and Luke's waitin' on the Judgement Day. Go down, Miss Moses, there's nothin' you can say She said, "I gotta go, but m'friend can stick around." I said, "Hey, Carmen, come on, let's go downtown." When I saw Carmen and the Devil walkin' side by side. I picked up my bag, I went lookin' for a place to hide Take a load off Fannie, And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me. Take a load off Fannie, take a load for free He just grinned and shook my hand, and "No!", was all he said. "Hey, mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?" ![]() I just need some place where I can lay my head. I pulled into Nazareth, I was feelin' about half past dead I'm curious if anyone has any ideas or theories as to the meaning of the lyrics to the song, "The Weight" by the seminal 60's group, The Band. I apologize up front if this topic has been posted before. ![]()
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