If I had my way, I would tear this old building downWell, 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 mindDelilah, 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 hairYou 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 downYou 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 jawboneHe stretched out his arm, God knows, chains broke like thread
When he got to moving, ten thousand was deadIf I had my way, if I had my way, if I had my way
I would tear this old building downNow 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 jawsHe ripped the beast till he killed him dead
The bees made honey in the lion's headIf I had my way, if I had my way, if I had my way
I would tear this old building down