Tom Jones — Samson and Delilah

[Intro] If I had my way If I had my way If I had my way I would tear this building down [Verse 1] Well, you read about Samson? All from his birth He was the strongest man who 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 [Chorus] He said, "if I had my way in this wicked world If I had my way, I would tear this building down [Verse 2] 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 until he killed him dead And then the bees made honey in the lion's head [Chorus] 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 [Verse 3] Delilah was a woman, she was fine and fair She had good looks and eh.. 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 [Chorus] 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 [Verse 4] 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 [Outro] 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