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Crédits
INTERPRÉTATION
Branford Marsalis
Chant
Thomas Hollis
Chant
Roscoe Carroll
Chant
Carl Gordon
Chant
Charles Dutton
Chant
Dwight Andrews
Direction d’orchestre
COMPOSITION ET PAROLES
Jean-François Lemieux
Paroles/Composition
Béatrice Bonifassi
Paroles/Composition
PRODUCTION ET INGÉNIERIE
Branford Marsalis
Production
George Butler
Production déléguée
Paroles
[Verse 1]
Oh lord, Berta, Berta
Oh lord, gal, oh
Oh lord, Berta, Berta
Oh lord, gal, well now
[Verse 2]
Go 'head and marry, don't you wait on me, oh-ah
Go 'head and marry, don't you wait on me, well now
Might not want you when I go free, oh-ah
Might not want you when I go free, well now
[Verse 3]
Oh lord, gal, oh-ah
Oh lord, Berta, Berta, oh lord, gal, well now
[Verse 4]
Raise them up higher, let them drop on down, oh-ah
Raise them up higher, let them drop on down, well now
Don't know the difference when the sun go down, oh-ah
Don't know the difference when the sun go down, well now
[Verse 5]
Berta in Meridian and she living at ease, oh-ah
Berta in Meridian and she living at ease, well now
I'm on old Parchman, got to work or leave, oh-ah
I'm on old Parchman, got to work or leave, well now
[Verse 6]
Oh-ah Berta, Berta, oh lord, gal, oh-ah
Oh-ah Berta, Berta, oh lord, gal, well now
[Verse 7]
When you marry, don't marry a farming man, oh-ah
When you marry, don't marry a farming man, well now
Everyday Monday, hoe handle in your hand, oh-ah
Everyday Monday, hoe handle in your hand, well now
[Verse 8]
When you marry, marry a railroad man, oh-ah
When you marry, marry a railroad man, well now
Everyday Sunday, dollar in your hand, oh-ah
Everyday Sunday, dollar in your hand, well now
[Verse 9]
Oh-ah Berta, Berta, oh lord, gal, well now
Oh-ah Berta, Berta, oh lord, gal, well now
Oh-ah Berta, Berta, oh lord, gal, well now
Oh-ah Berta, Berta, oh lord, gal, well now
Oh-ah Berta, Berta, oh lord, gal, well now
Oh-ah Berta, Berta, oh lord, gal, well now
Oh-ah Berta, Berta, oh lord, gal, well now
[Verse 10]
Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm, oh lord, gal, well now
Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm, oh lord, mmm-mmm-mmm
Written by: Beatrice Bonifassi, Jean-francois Lemieux, Pd Traditional


