Branford Marsalis - Berta, Berta lyrics

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