Berta Berta

O Lord. Berta. Berta... O Lord gal oh-ah O Lord. Berta. Berta... O Lord gal well now 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.I go free oh-I Might not want you when I.I go free well now ... O Lord gal oh-ah O Lord Berta Berta O Lord gal well now (Raise em up!) Raise them up higher. Let em drop on down oh-ah Raise them up higher. Let em 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 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 Oh-ah Berta Berta O Lord gal oh-ah Oh-ah Berta Berta O Lord gal well now When you marry, don't you marry a. farming man oh-ah When you marry, don't you marry a. farming man well now Everyday, Monday, hoe handle in your hand oh-ah Everyday, Monday, hoe handle in your hand well now 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 Oh-ah Berta Berta O Lord gal well now Oh-ah Berta Berta O Lord gal well now (Repeat to fade)