The Sermon Of Samson-Bobby Darin

[ti:The Sermon Of Samson] [ar:Bobby Darin] [al:Capitol Collectors Series] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Sermon Of Samson - Bobby Darin [00:16.18]You read about ol' Samson you read about his birth [00:19.60]Well Samson was the strongest man [00:21.41]That ever walked on earth [00:23.13]Now the Bible tells us down in ancient times [00:26.55]That he killed ten thousand of those Philistines [00:30.10]You see one day ol' Samson was walkin' alone [00:33.42]And a-looked on the ground [00:35.35]And spied an old jawbone [00:37.10]And then he picked up that jawbone [00:39.31]And swung it'round his head [00:40.91]When that jawbone came down [00:42.37]Now ten thousand were dead [00:44.17]If I had my way [00:46.05]Well if I had my way [00:47.39]If I had my way in this wicked world [00:49.63]I would tear this building down [00:51.33]And if I had my way [00:52.88]Well if I had my way [00:54.34]If I had my way in this wicked world [00:56.94]I would tear this building down [00:58.20]Hallelujah Hallelujah [01:01.74]Delilah was a woman both fine and fair [01:04.92]She was so good lookin' with her coal black hair [01:08.54]That she drove poor Samson right out of his mind [01:12.12]When he saw that woman of the Philistines [01:15.66]And now that wicked Delilah she talked so fair [01:19.22]That poor Samson revealed “If I shaved my head [01:22.75]If I shave my head just as clean as your hand [01:26.35]My strength will be just like a natural man ” [01:30.22]If I had my way [01:31.61]Well if I had my way [01:33.07]If I had my way in this wicked world [01:35.18]I would tear this building down [01:36.91]And if I had my way [01:38.39]Well if I had my way [01:39.81]If I had my way in this wicked world [01:42.47]I would tear this building down [01:43.90]Hallelujah Hallelujah [01:47.08]So Samson shaved his head just [01:48.96]As clean as your hand [01:50.56]And his strength became just like a natural man [01:54.06]And then they took ol' Samson [01:55.59]They took him by surprise [01:57.83]And they picked up a stick and [01:59.69]Then they punched out his eyes [02:01.76]And then they took ol' Samson [02:03.49]To the judgment hall [02:05.26]And then they chained ol' Samson [02:07.11]To that stone cold wall [02:08.88]And then they left him there [02:10.77]'Til his hair grew brown [02:12.10]And then the good Lord gave him strength [02:14.45]To tear that building down [02:15.56]And if I had my way [02:17.16]If I had my way [02:18.81]If I had my way in this wicked world [02:20.78]I would tear this building down [02:22.36]And if I had my way [02:24.06]If I had my way [02:25.26]If I had my way Great God Almighty [02:27.55] [02:28.06]I would tear this building down