Bertha [live at Fillmore East, New York, NY, April 27, 1971] Songtext
von Grateful Dead

Bertha (Live at Fillmore East, New York, NY, April 27, 1971)
Grateful Dead
I had a hard run
Running from your window
I was all night running, running, running
I wonder if you care?
I had a run-in
Run around and run down
Run around a corner
Run smack into a tree

I had to move
Really had to move
That′s why if you please
I am on my bended knees
Bertha don't you come around here anymore


Dressed myself in green
I went down to the sea
Try to see what′s going down
Maybe read between the lines
Had a feeling I was falling, falling, falling

Turned around to see
Heard a voice calling, calling, calling
You was comin after me
Back to me

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

Ran into a rainstorm
Ducked into a bar door
It was all night pouring, pouring rain
But not a drop on me

Test me, test me
Why don′t you arrest me?
Throw me in the jail house
Until the sun goes down
Till it go down


I had to move
Really had to move
That′s why if you please
I am on my bended knees
Bertha don't you come around here anymore