I had a hard run, runnin' from your window   I was all night running, running, Lord, I wonder if you care   I had a run in, run around and run down   Run around the corner, corner, Lord, run smack in to a tree      I had to move, really had to move   That's why if you please, I am on my bendin' knees   Bertha, don't you come around here anymore      Dressed myself in green, I went down unto the sea   Try to see what's goin' down, try to read between the lines   I had a feelin' I was fallin', fallin', fallin', I turned around to see   Heard a voice al callin', Lord, you was comin' after me      I had to move, really had to move   That's why if you please, I am on my bendin' knees   Bertha, don't you come around here anymore      Ran into a rainstorm, I ducked back into a bar door   It's all night pourin', pourin', pourin', Lord, but not a drop on me   Test me, test me, test me, test me, test me   Why don't you arrest me? Throw me in to the jail house   Lord, until the sun goes down, 'til it goes down      I had to move, really had to move   That's why if you please, I am on my bendin' knees   Bertha, don't you come around here anymore      I had to move, really had to move   That's why if you please, I am on my bendin' knees,   Bertha, don't you come around here anymore