If I had my way, if I had my way
If I had my way good Lord I would tear this building down
Delilah was a woman fine and fair
She had good looks God knows and coal black hair
Delilah she came on Samson’s mind
When first he saw this woman with the Philistines
She sat right down on Samson’s knee
She said tell me where your strength lies if you please
She spoke so fine God knows she talked so fair
Samson said Delilah you can cut my hair
Shave my head clean as my hand
My strength come as natural as any man
If I had my way, if I had my way,
If I had my way good Lord I would tear this building down
You read about old Samson told from his birth
He was the strongest man that ever lived on earth
One day while Samson was walkin along
He looked on the ground and saw an old jawbone
He stretched out his hand, God knows it broke like flint
When he got to movin ten thousand was dead
If I had my way, if I had my way
If I had my way in this wicked world
I would tear this building down
Samson and the lion got attacked
Samson he jumped up on the lion’s back
Well you read about this lion killed a man with his paws
Samson got his hands in the lion’s jaws
And he rid that beast until he killed him dead
Bees made honey in the lion’s head
Good God
If I had my way, if I had my way
If I had my way good Lord I would tear this building down
