Bertha
Lyrics: Robert Hunter
Music: Jerry Garcia
I had a hard run
Running from your window
I was all night running, running
Lord, I wonder if you care
I had a run in
Run around and a run down
Run around the corner, corner
Lord, I ran 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 any more
Dressed myself in green
Lord I went down unto the sea
Try to see what's going down
Lord, try to read between the lines
I had a feeling I was falling, falling, falling
Lord, I turned round to see
Heard a voice a-calling
Lord you was running back to me
[chorus]
Ran into a rain-storm
Ducked into a bar door
It's all night pouring, pouring rain
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 the jail house
Lord, until the sun go down
[chorus]
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Variations (1)
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Live Performances (156)
5/4/81 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5/16/81 Barton Hall,
Ithaca, New York
7/7/81
Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri
8/14/81 Seattle
Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington
9/13/81 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
9/26/81 Buffalo
Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York
10/2/81 Rainbow
Theatre, London, England
10/10/81 Stadthalle
Bremen, Bremen, West Germany
10/12/81 Olympiahalle,
Munich, West Germany
2/19/82 Golden Hall,
San Diego, California
2/21/82
Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
4/5/82
The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4/11/82 Nassau
Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
4/14/82 Glens Falls
Civic Center, Glens Falls, New York
4/18/82 Hartford
Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
5/21/82 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
7/17/82 Ventura
County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California
8/6/82 St. Paul
Civic Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
8/10/82 Iowa Field
House, Iowa City, Iowa
8/28/82 Oregon
Country Fairgrounds, Veneta, Oregon
9/14/82 University
Hall, Charlottesville, Virginia
9/17/82
Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, Maine
12/27/82 Oakland
Auditorium, Oakland, California
3/30/83 Warfield
Theatre, San Francisco, California
4/9/83 Hampton
Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
4/20/83
Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
5/14/83 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
6/18/83 Saratoga
Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York
6/27/83 Poplar Creek
Music Theatre, Hoffman Estates, Illinois
8/26/83 Memorial
Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
9/4/83
Park West, Park City, Utah
9/7/83 Red
Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
9/13/83 Manor Downs,
Manor, Texas
10/11/83 Madison Square
Garden, New York, New York
10/20/83 The Centrum,
Worcester, Massachusetts
10/30/83 Marin Veterans'
Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael, California
12/30/83 San Francisco
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
3/29/84 Marin
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4/6/84 Aladdin
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4/19/84 Philadelphia
Civic Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4/24/84 New Haven
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4/30/84
Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
6/9/84
Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/24/84 Saratoga
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6/29/84 Blossom
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7/1/84 Pine
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7/13/84 Greek
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7/22/84
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10/20/84 Carrier Dome,
Syracuse, New York
11/2/84 Berkeley
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3/9/85 Berkeley
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3/24/85 Springfield
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4/1/85
Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, Maine
4/13/85 Irvine
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4/27/85 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
6/16/85 Greek
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6/27/85 Saratoga
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9/2/85 Zoo
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9/12/85 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
11/2/85
Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, Virginia
2/8/86 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/27/86 Cumberland
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4/12/86 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
5/10/86 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
6/30/86 Riverbend
Music Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
12/27/86 Henry J. Kaiser
Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/29/87 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4/7/87
Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
6/19/87 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
7/2/87 Silver
Stadium, Rochester, New York
7/12/87
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
7/24/87
Oakland Coliseum Stadium, Oakland, California
8/15/87 Town Park,
Telluride, Colorado
8/18/87 Compton
Terrace, Chandler, Arizona
9/11/87 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
9/16/87 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/23/87 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
11/13/87 Long Beach
Arena, Long Beach, California
12/31/87 Oakland Coliseum
Arena, Oakland, California
2/17/88 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/30/88 Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
4/13/88 Rosemont
Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
6/28/88 Saratoga
Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York
7/15/88 Greek
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8/28/88 Autzen
Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
9/8/88 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9/20/88 Madison
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9/30/88 Shoreline
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3/30/89 Greensboro
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4/3/89
Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
4/17/89 Met Center, Bloomington, Minnesota
5/7/89 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
7/4/89 Rich
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7/15/89 Deer Creek
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8/4/89 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
9/30/89 Shoreline
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10/11/89 Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
10/23/89 Charlotte
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12/30/89 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/19/90 Hartford
Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
3/29/90 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
6/10/90 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
7/12/90 RFK Stadium,
Washington, D.C.
9/11/90 The
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9/19/90 Madison
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10/22/90 Festhalle,
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10/30/90 Wembley Arena,
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12/9/90 Compton
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12/30/90 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
2/19/91
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/23/91
Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
3/28/91 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
5/3/91 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/1/91 Los
Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
6/16/91 Giants
Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
8/16/91 Shoreline
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9/6/91
Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
9/12/91 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/16/91 Madison
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10/28/91 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
2/22/92
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/12/92 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
5/20/92 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/11/92
Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
6/25/92 Soldier
Field, Chicago, Illinois
12/12/92 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
2/21/93
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/27/93
Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
5/25/93 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/6/93 Giants
Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
6/9/93 The
Palace Of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
8/22/93 Autzen
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8/26/93 Shoreline
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9/10/93 Richfield
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9/21/93 Madison
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12/10/93 Los Angeles
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12/19/93 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/5/94
Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix, Arizona
3/21/94 Richfield
Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
3/28/94 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
6/17/94 Autzen
Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
7/1/94
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
7/17/94 RFK Stadium,
Washington, D.C.
7/29/94 Buckeye Lake
Music Center, Hebron, Ohio
9/28/94 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
10/9/94 USAir Arena,
Landover, Maryland
10/19/94 Madison Square
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12/8/94
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
2/20/95 Delta
Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
3/22/95 Charlotte
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5/25/95 Memorial
Stadium, Seattle, Washington
6/4/95
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
6/18/95 Giants
Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
6/27/95 The Palace Of Auburn Hills,
Auburn Hills, Michigan
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