Song Index Preview "If I Had My Way" (to help remember the tune).

If I Had My Way
(Rev. Gary Davis)

EAEAEA
You read about Samson and you read about his
EAEAEAEA
birth. He was the strongest man that ever lived
EAEAEAEA
on earth. One day Samson, he was walkin'
EAEAEAE
alone, He looked down on the ground and he saw
AEAEAE
an old jaw bone. And he lifted up that jaw
AEAEAE
bone and swung it over his head, And when he
AEAEAEA
got to movin', ten thousand was dead.
[chorus]:
    EAEEA
    If I had my way, if I had my way in
    EE
    this wicked world, If I had my way, I
    B7EAEA
    would tear this building down.
    EAE
     
EAEAEAEAEA
Samson and the lion got an attack, Samson, he
EAEAEAEA
crawled up on the lion's back. He leaned about
EAEAEA
the lion, he held him 'bout his paw, And
EAEAEA
Samson, he held his hands 'round that lion's
EAEAEAEA
jaw. He teared that beast 'til the lion's
EAEAEAEA
dead, And the bees made honey in the lion's
EA
head.
[chorus]
EAEAEA
Delilah, she's a woman, she looks fine and
EAEAEAEA
fair. She's got lovely looks and long black
EAEAEAEAEA
hair. Delilah, she lied upon Samson's knees,
EAEAE
She said, "Tell me where your strength lies, if
AEAEAEAE
you please." Well she talked so fine, she talked
     
AEAEAEAEA
so fair, Samson said, "Delilah, cut off my
EAEAEAEA
hair, Shave my head just as clean as your
EAEAEAEA
hand, And my strength will be like a natural
EA
man."
[chorus]

If I Had My Way                                       man."                                             
(Rev. Gary Davis)                                                                                       
                                                      [chorus]                                          
You read about Samson and you read about his                                                            
birth. He was the strongest man that ever lived                                                         
on earth. One day Samson, he was walkin'                                                                
alone, He looked down on the ground and he saw                                                          
an old jaw bone. And he lifted up that jaw                                                              
bone and swung it over his head, And when he                                                            
got to movin', ten thousand was dead.                                                                   
                                                                                                        
[chorus]:                                                                                               
    If I had my way, if I had my way in                                                                 
    this wicked world, If I had my way, I                                                               
    would tear this building down.                                                                      
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
Samson and the lion got an attack,  Samson, he                                                          
crawled up on the lion's back. He leaned about                                                          
the lion, he held him 'bout his paw, And                                                                
Samson, he held his hands 'round that lion's                                                            
jaw. He teared that beast 'til the lion's                                                               
dead, And the bees made honey in the lion's                                                             
head.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                        
[chorus]                                                                                                
                                                                                                        
Delilah, she's a woman, she looks fine and                                                              
fair. She's got lovely looks and long black                                                             
hair. Delilah, she lied upon Samson's knees,                                                            
She said, "Tell me where your strength lies, if                                                         
you please." Well she talked so fine, she talked                                                        
so fair,  Samson said, "Delilah, cut off my                                                             
hair,  Shave my head just as clean as your                                                              
hand, And my strength will be like a natural