Traditional Work Song
Inspired by Branford Marsalis’ “Berta Berta” from August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson
Savitri D / Nehemiah Luckett (2018)
SOLO
Oh love no ah border
Love no border border
DUET
My love goin’ well now
Go ‘head and walk it don’tcha
Wait on me lovah
Go ‘head and cross it don’tcha
Wait on me well now
Know not how to cross it
To find you lovah
Might not find ya when ah
Ah walk free well now
Mm-mm-mm come on
ALTO / TENOR / BASS
Oh love no border
Love no border border
oh love love [raise it up]
higher, move us
love lift us over
raise it up higher move us
if we don’t get there, well now
don’t know the difference when ah
Sun go down
ooh ah!
don’t know the difference when I
ALL
borders a made up story
borders make a poor me
borders a made up story
borders make us sorry
I’m on a journey got ta
_ work all week got ta
I’m on a journey got ta
get me over that border got ta
oh a border border
oh love no border
oh a border border
oh love no border
oh a border border (tenors: everyday...
oh love no border (tenors: everyday...
oh a border border (tenors: everyday...
oh love no border (tenors: everyday...
everyday sun come up again
everyday sun go down again
everyday sun come up again
everyday sun go down again
I’m comin’ cross that border now
I got the beat of freedom
I’m coming o’er that wall now
oh the beat of freedom
oh a border border
oh love no border
Love no border border
oh love no border
We’re comin’ cross that border now
we got the beat of freedom
We’re coming o’er that wall now
got the beat of freedom
oh a border border
oh love no border
Love no border border
oh love no border
oh a border border
oh love no border
Love no border border
oh love no border
I’m comin’ cross that border now
I got the beat of freedom
I’m comin’ o’er that wall now
oh the beat of freedom
We’re comin’ cross that border now
we got the beat of freedom
We’re coming o’er that wall now
got the beat of freedom