Samson and Delilah

If I had my way If I had my way If I had my way I would tear this building down Well, you read about Samson, all from his birth He was the strongest man that ever lived on earth One day while Samson was walking along He looked down on the ground and saw an old jaw bone He stretched out his arms, his chains broke like thread When he got to moving, ten thousand were dead He said, "If I had my way in this wicked world" "If I had my way, I would tear this building down" Now, Samson and the lion, they got an attack in Samson crawled upon the lion's back Well, you read about the lion, he killed a man with his paws But Samson got his hands around the lion's jaws He ripped that beast till he killed him dead And then the bees made honey in the lion's head If I had my way in this wicked world If I had my way then I would tear this building down Tear this building down Tear this building down Delilah was a woman She was fine and fair She had good looks and coal black hair Delilah, she gained old Samson's mind When he first saw that woman, oh, she looked so fine Delilah, she climbed upon Samson's knee She said, "Tell me where your strength lies, if you please" She spoke so kind, she talked so fair And then Samson said, "Delilah, don't touch my hair!" "You can shave my head, clean as my hand" "And my strength becomes just like a natural man" Just like a natural man Just like a natural man If I had my way in this wicked world If I had my way then I would tear this building down I would tear this building down I would tear this building down Temptation roped Samson, he was blinded by lust But his faith gave him strength, yeah, and that was enough He rose like a tempest, mighty and just He buried that darkness in rubble and dust In rubble and dust In rubble and dust In rubble and dust He said, "If I had my way" He said, "If I had my way" He said, "If I had my way" "I would tear this building down" If I had my way