I had a hard run 
Running from your window 
I was all night 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 

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 

Dressed myself in green 
I went down to the sea 
Try to see what's going down 
Maybe read between the lines 

Had a feeling I was falling 
Turned around to see 
Heard a voice calling 
You was comin after me 

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 

Ran into a rainstorm 
Ducked into a bar door 
It was all night pouring 
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 

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