If I Had My Way

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[Verse 1]

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You read a-bout Samp-son, you read a-bout his birth
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He was the strongest man that ever lived on Earth
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One day old Samp-son was walking’ all a-lone
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He looked down on the ground and saw an ol' jaw-bone
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He lifted up that jaw-bone and he swung it over his head
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And when he got to mov-in’ ten thou-sand was dead


[Chorus]

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If I had my way
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If I had my way in this wicked world
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If I had my way
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I would tear this building down

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[Verse 2]

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Sampson and the li-on got in a--ttack
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Samp-son he crawled up on the lion's back
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You read a-bout this li—on he killed a man with his paw
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Sampson got his ha--ands a-round the lion's jaw
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And he ripped that beast ‘till the li--on was dead
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And the bees made hon--ey in the lion's head

[Chorus]

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If I had my way
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If I had my way in this wicked world
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If I had my way
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I would tear this building down

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[Verse 3]

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Delilah was a wo-man, she was fine and fair
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She had love-ly looks, God knows, and coal black hair
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De-li-lah she clim-bed up on Sampson's knee
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And said "Tell me where your strength lies, if you ple-ase"
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She talked so fine,  she talked so fair
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Sampson said "De-lilah, cut off my hair
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Shave my head clean as the back of your hand
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And my strength will be like a na-tural man.

[Chorus]

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If I had my way
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If I had my way in this wicked world
C        Em Am
If I had my way
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I would tear this building down

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[Chorus]

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If I had my way
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If I had my way in this wicked world

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If I-- had—my--way
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I would--tear this—building--down

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