Berta, Berta
Branford Marsalis * Track #6 On I Heard You Twice The First Time
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Album I Heard You Twice The First Time
Berta, Berta by Branford Marsalis
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Berta is a woman’s name. The song is basically an inmate in a prison work farm telling his sweetheart Berta not to wait for him, but when she remarries to marry a man of means so she can live at ease.
This song is also sampled by the popular hip-hop artist J. cole in one of his songs G.O.M.D.
Berta, Berta Annotated
O Lord Berta Berta O Lord gal oh-ah
O Lord Berta Berta O Lord gal well
Go 'head marry don't you wait on me oh-ah
Go 'head 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
O Lord Berta Berta O Lord gal oh-ah
O Lord Berta Berta O Lord gal well now
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
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
O Lord Berta Berta O Lord gal oh-ah
O Lord Berta Berta O Lord gal well now
When you marry, don't marry no farming man oh-ah
When you marry, don't marry no 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
O Lord Berta Berta O Lord gal oh-ah
O Lord Berta Berta O Lord gal well
Berta, Berta Q&A
When did Branford Marsalis release Berta, Berta?
Branford Marsalis released Berta, Berta on Wed Jan 01 1992.