Berta, Berta

Woe, Lord…
 
Berta…
 
Berta
Woe, Lord Gal

Well now:
Go ’head and marry, don’t cha
Wait on me
 
Well, now:
Go ’head and marry, don’t cha
Wait on me
 
Well, I:
Might not wont you when I
I go free
 
Woe, I:
Might not wont you when I
I go free
 
Well, now:
Woe, Alberta—Berta
Woe, Lord Gal

Woe, I:
O, Alberta—Berta
Woe, Lord Gal
 
Well, now:
Raise ’em up higher, let ’em
drop on down
 
Woe, I:
Raise ’em up higher, let ’em
drop on down
 
Well, now:
Can’t tell the difference when the
Sun go down
 
Woe, I:
Can’t tell the difference when the
Sun go down
 
Well, now:
O, Alberta—Berta
Woe, Lord Gal

Woe, I:
Woe, Alberta—Berta
Woe, Lord Gal
 
Well, now:
Wasn’t for the bushes and the
trees so tall
 
Well, now:
Wasn’t for the bushes and the
trees so tall
 
Well, now:
I’d call “Alberta” from the
wailing wall
 
Woe, I:
Call “Alberta” from the
wailing wall
 
Woe.
Woe, Alberta—Berta
O, Lord Gal
Woe, I.
 
Woe, Alberta—Berta
Woe, Lord Gal
 
Well, now:
When you marry, don’t marry a
farmin’ man
 
Woe, I:
Everyday, Monday, hoe-hammer high
in yo’ hand
 
Well, now:
When you marry, marry a
railroad man
 
Woe, I:
Everyday, Sunday dolla’
in yo’ hand
 
Well, now:
Woe, Alberta—Berta
Woe, Lord Gal
 
Woe, I.
Woe, Alberta—Berta
O, Lord Gal
 
Well, now:
I hold Alberta—a memory—
livin’ at ease
 
Well, now:
I’m on old Parchman
got-ta
Work all these
 
Woe, I:
Hold Alberta—a memory—
livin’ at ease
 
Well, now:
40-mo’ acres cryin’
to the tall trees
 
Woe.
Woe, Alberta—Berta
O, Lord Gal
 
Woe, I.
Woe, Alberta—Berta
O, Lord Gal
 
Woe, I…