Samson and Delilah

Grateful Dead

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If I had my way I would tear this old building down.         Verse (vamp on chord): Well Delilah was a woman she was fine and fair She had good looks God knows and coal black hair Delilah she gained old Samson’s mind. When first he saw this woman you know he couldn’t believe his mind. 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 cut off my hair. You can shave my head clean as my hand And my strength will become as natural as any old man. If I had my way if I had my way if I had my way                      I would tear this old building down. You read about Samson all from his works He was the strongest man that ever had lived on earth. One day when Samson was walking along Looked down on the ground he saw an old jawbone. He stretched out his arm God knows chains broke like thread          When he got to moving ten thousand was dead. If I had my way if I had my way if I had my way                      I would tear this old building down. Now Samson and the lion they got in a tack Samson he crawled up on the lion’s back. You read about this lion he killed a man with his paws But Samson got his hands around that lion’s jaws. He ripped the beast till he killed him dead.                            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 would tear this old building down.

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La chanson raconte l'histoire emblématique de Samson, ce héros biblique connu pour sa force incroyable, et de sa relation avec Delilah, une femme séduisante. Au fil des vers, on découvre comment Delilah parvient à dérober le secret de la force de Samson, qui réside dans ses cheveux. Sa trahison conduit à sa chute, illustrant une dynamique complexe entre amour et manipulation. Samson évoque aussi ses exploits, comme sa victoire sur un lion et ses combats contre des ennemis, soulignant à quel point sa force était légendaire avant qu'il ne soit trahi. Le récit s'ancre dans le contexte biblique, mettant en lumière des thèmes de puissance, de faiblesse humaine et de sacrifice. Cette histoire a traversé les âges, nourrissant l'imaginaire collectif sur les conséquences de la trahison et de l'amour non réciproque.