You read about Samson, you read about his birth
He was the strongest man that ever lived on Earth
One day old Samson was walking alone
He looked down on the ground, and he saw an old jaw-bone
He lifted up that jaw-bone, and he swung it over his head
And when he got to moving, ten thousand was dead
If I had my way
If I had my way in this wicked world
If I had my way, I would tear this building down
Samson and the lion got in attack
Samson, he crawled up on the lion's back
You read about this lion, he killed a man with his paw (had my way, had my way)
Samson, he got his hands around the lion's jaw (had my way, had my way)
And he ripped that beast 'til the lion was dead (had my way, had my way)
And the bees made honey in the lion's head (had my way, had my way)
If I had my way
If I had my way in this wicked world
If I had my way, I would tear this building down
Delilah, she was a woman, she was fine and fair (yeah)
She had lovely looks, God knows, and cold black hair
Delilah, she climbed up on Samson's knee
And said, "Tell me where your strength lies, if you please"
She talked so fine, she talked so fair
Samson said, "Delilah, cut off my hair
Shave my head clean as your hand, and my strength will be like a natural man"
If I had my way
If I had my way in this wicked world
If I had my way, I would tear this building down
If I had my way
If I had my way, if I had my way in this wicked world
If I had my way, I would tear this building down, yeah