Charlie Parr Samson Delilah Lyrics

If I had my way
If I had my way
If I had my way
I would tear this whole building down

You read about Samson
Read about his birth
Samson was the strongest man that lived on earth
One day old Samson was walking along
When he looked on the ground and spot an old jaw bone
[?He stretched out his arm, chains broke like thread?]
And when he got to moving ten thousand were dead
And he said

If I had my way
If I had my way
If I had my way
I would tear this whole building down

Well Samson and the lion, they got in a tack
Samson got up on the lion's back
Well you can read about that lion
He killed a man with its paw
Samson got his hand around that lions jaws
And he ripped that beast 'til that cat lied dead
And the bees made honey in the lions head
And he said

If I had my way
If I had my way
If I had my way
I would tear this whole building down

Well Delilah was a woman, she was fine and fair
She had good looks and coal black hair
Delilah she climbed up on Samson's knee
Said tell me where your strength lies if you please
She spoke so kind and she talked so fair
Well Samson said, Delilah you cut off my hair
You can shave my head, clean as my hand
And my strength will become as natural as any other man

If I had my way
If I had my way
If I had my way
I would tear this whole building down