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One from the Dead’s repertoire which never really made it in the studio, Bertha is a favorite at shows. The eponymous “Bertha” has been rumored to be a big floor fan that was located in the Dead’s office. Robert Hunter has dispelled this rumor saying:
No, this was after the fact. I don’t know where...
[Verse 1]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 2]
Dressed myself in green
I went down to the sea
Try to see what's going down
Try to read between the lines
Had a feeling I was falling, falling, falling
Turned around to see
Heard a voice a-calling, calling, calling
You was coming after me
Back to me
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 3]
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
[Chorus]
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
Bertha was written by Jerry Garcia & Robert Hunter.
Bertha was produced by Bob Matthews & Betty Cantor & The Grateful Dead.
The Grateful Dead released Bertha on Sun Oct 24 1971.