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Samson and Delilah Lyrics
If I had my way
If I had my way
If I had my way
I'd burn this whole building down
Delilah was a woman, she was fine and fair
She had good looks and coal black hair
Delilah, she gained ground on Samson's mind
When he saw this woman she looked so fine
Delilah, she climbed up on Samson's knee
Said tell me where your strength lies, if you please
Then she spoke so kind and she talked so fair
Til Samson said Delilah, cut off my hair
You can shave my head as clean as my hand
And my strength becomes as natural as any man
If I had my way
If I had my way
If I had my way
I'd burn this whole building down
People read about old Samson as far back as his birth
He was the strongest man that ever lived on earth
One day while Samson's walking, walking along
Looked down on the ground and saw an old jawbone
And he stretched out his arms and his chains broke like thread
When he got to move, ten thousand men was dead
If I had my way
If I had my way
If I had my way
I'd burn this whole building down
If I had my way
If I had my way
If I had my way
I'd burn this building down
Little Samson and the lion got entwined in a fight
And Samson, he jumped up and took on the lion's might
You all know just how a lion kill a man with his paws
Well Samson got his hands up round that lion's jaws
And he ripped that beast and he killed him dead
And the bees made honey in the lion's head
If I had my way
If I had my way
If I had my way
I'd burn this whole building down
If I had my way
If I had my way
If I had my way
I would burn this building down
If I had my way
If I had my way
If I had my way
I'd burn this whole building down
If I had my way
If I had my way
I'd burn this whole building down
She had good looks and coal black hair
Delilah, she gained ground on Samson's mind
When he saw this woman she looked so fine
Delilah, she climbed up on Samson's knee
Said tell me where your strength lies, if you please
Then she spoke so kind and she talked so fair
Til Samson said Delilah, cut off my hair
You can shave my head as clean as my hand
And my strength becomes as natural as any man
If I had my way
If I had my way
I'd burn this whole building down
He was the strongest man that ever lived on earth
One day while Samson's walking, walking along
Looked down on the ground and saw an old jawbone
And he stretched out his arms and his chains broke like thread
When he got to move, ten thousand men was dead
If I had my way
If I had my way
I'd burn this whole building down
If I had my way
If I had my way
If I had my way
I'd burn this building down
And Samson, he jumped up and took on the lion's might
You all know just how a lion kill a man with his paws
Well Samson got his hands up round that lion's jaws
And he ripped that beast and he killed him dead
And the bees made honey in the lion's head
If I had my way
If I had my way
I'd burn this whole building down
If I had my way
If I had my way
If I had my way
I would burn this building down
If I had my way
If I had my way
If I had my way
I'd burn this whole building down
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Samson & Delilah are from the Old Testament. Samson has fallen in love with Delilah, he tells her the secret of his great strength: his uncut hair after she constantly pesters him for his secret, he tells her loads of fake ones, she tries them all out but when she gets a slave to cut his hair off, he loses his powers, is imprisoned by the Philistines (who induced Delilah with money to find out the secret), God leaves him and he is tortured, having his eyes burnt out and is then blind. Its quite a tragic story as is this song. This song sounds a bit like revenge & anger which Samson undoubtly feels?
The song has nothing to do with revenge. The original lyrics are "I would TEAR this whole building down". Samson is chained to the main pillars in a Philistine arena. He prays to bring the building down on their pagan ceremonies. With the help of God, he regains his strength and brings the building down on the Philistines.
The song has nothing to do with revenge. The original lyrics are "I would TEAR this whole building down". Samson is chained to the main pillars in a Philistine arena. He prays to bring the building down on their pagan ceremonies. With the help of God, he regains his strength and brings the building down on the Philistines.