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)