Bertha

Album: Skull & Roses (1971)
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  • I had a hard run, runnin' from your window
    I was all night running, running, Lord, I wonder if you care
    I had a run in, run around and run down
    Run around the corner, Lord, run smack in to a tree

    I had to move, really had to move
    That's why if you please, I am on my bendin' knees
    Bertha, don't you come around here anymore

    Dressed myself in green, I went down unto the sea
    Try to see what's goin' down, try to read between the lines
    I had a feelin' I was fallin', fallin', fallin', I turned around to see
    Heard a voice callin', you were running back to me

    I had to move, really had to move
    That's why if you please, I am on my bendin' knees
    Bertha, don't you come around here anymore

    Ran into a rainstorm, I ducked back into a bar door
    It's all night pourin', but not a drop on me
    Test me, test me, test me, test me
    Why don't you arrest me? Throw me in to the jail house
    Lord, until the sun goes down, 'til it goes down

    I had to move, really had to move
    That's why if you please, I am on my bendin' knees
    Bertha, don't you come around here anymore

    I had to move, really had to move
    That's why if you please, I am on my bendin' knees,
    Bertha, don't you come around here anymore

    I had to move, really had to move
    That's why if you please, I am on my bendin' knees,
    Bertha, don't you come around here anymore

    I had to move, really had to move
    That's why if you please, I am on my bendin' knees,
    Bertha, don't you come around here anymore
    anymore, anymore, anymore, anymore, anymore, anymore Writer/s: JEROME J. GARCIA, ROBERT C. HUNTER
    Publisher: Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Comments: 2

  • August West from MassachusettsThe version from Buffalo 5/9/77 is indeed a great version, but if you want to hear what I'd consider the greatest Bertha of all time, listen to the version from 8/27/72. From Keith's perfect descending intro on the piano, to Garcia's brilliant "between the lines" guitar fills, all the way to Jerry's dramatic solo near the end of the song, it's all there. It builds and builds in intensity until it's screaming along like a runaway train near the end. Primal '72 Dead!
  • Bryan P from Buffalo NyListen to Bertha from Buffalo NY 05-09-77 if you want to hear a top 5 version.
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