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Grateful Dead - Bertha (Live at The Fillmore East, New York, NY 4/27/71)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jerry Garcia
Jerry Garcia
Vocals
Bill Kreutzmann
Bill Kreutzmann
Drums
Bob Weir
Bob Weir
Vocals
Phil Lesh
Phil Lesh
Vocals
Ron McKernan
Ron McKernan
Vocals
Merl Saunders
Merl Saunders
Organ
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jerry Garcia
Jerry Garcia
Songwriter
Robert Hunter
Robert Hunter
Songwriter
Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead
Producer
Sonny Heard
Sonny Heard
Stage Technician
Betty Cantor-Jackson
Betty Cantor-Jackson
Recording Engineer
Bob Matthews
Bob Matthews
Recording Engineer
David Glasser
David Glasser
Mastering Engineer
David Lemieux
David Lemieux
Reissue Producer
Doran Tyson
Doran Tyson
Associate Producer
Ivette Ramos
Ivette Ramos
Associate Producer
Mark Pinkus
Mark Pinkus
Executive Producer
Ram Rod
Ram Rod
Equipment Technician

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I had a hard run
Runnin' from your window
I was all night runnin', runnin'
Lord, I wonder if you care?
I had a run-in
Run around and run down
Run around a corner, corner
Lord, I run smack into a tree
[Verse 2]
I had to move
Really had to move
That's why, if you please
I am on my bended knees
Bertha, don't come around here anymore
[Verse 3]
Dressed myself in green
Lord, I went down under the sea
Tried to see what goin' down
Lord, try to read between the lines
I had a feeling I was fallin', fallin', fallin'
Lord, I turned around to see
Heard a voice a-callin'
Lord, you was runnin' back to me
Back to me
[Verse 4]
I had to move
Really had to move
That's why, if you please
I am on my bended knees
Bertha, don't come around here anymore
[Verse 5]
Ran into a rainstorm
I ducked back into a bar door
It's all night pourin', pourin' rain
Lord, but not a drop on me
Not on me
Test-a test me, test me, test me, test me
Why don't you arrest me?
Throw me into the jail house
Lord, until the sun go down
Till it go down
[Verse 6]
I had to move
Really had to move
That's why, if you please
I am on my bended knees
Bertha, don't come around here anymore
[Verse 7]
I had to move
Really had to move
That's why, if you please
I am on my bended knees
Bertha, don't come around here anymore
[Verse 8]
I had to move
Really had to move-ove
That's why, if you please
I am on my bended knees
Bertha, don't come around here anymore
[Verse 9]
I had to move
Really had to move
That's why, if you please
I am on my bended knees
Bertha, don't come around here anymore
[Verse 10]
Anymore
Anymore
Anymore
Anymore
Anymore
Anymore
Anymore
Written by: Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter

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