{"id":446,"date":"2021-09-01T22:24:36","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T22:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/Main\/Welcome.html\/?page_id=446"},"modified":"2021-09-01T22:27:36","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T22:27:36","slug":"bouncing-bertha","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/Main\/Welcome.html\/bouncing-bertha\/","title":{"rendered":"Bouncing Bertha"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/BouncingBerthaSample.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\">The noise was like a big rat gnawing at some wood<br>Four burly miners held her bed down the best they could<br>Little Bertha Sybert weighed only sixty pounds<br>But every night before she slept, she\u2019d bounce plum off the ground<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\">And she\u2019d cry when she tried to sleep<br>That\u2019s when that white, fuzzy spirit started to creep<br>So there she lay when people came<br>To watch that child\u2019s bed hop, Bouncing Bertha was her name<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\">Once two college doctors came from Tennessee<br>To visit Bertha\u2019s family, writing down all they had seen<br>While they ate their dinner, the meat flew from their plates<br>The soup tureen turned over, and they noted that was strange<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\">As she cried when she tried to sleep<br>That\u2019s when that white, fuzzy spirit started to creep<br>And there she lay when people came<br>To watch that child\u2019s bed hop, Bouncing Bertha was her name<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\">Reporters blamed the bed springs, an attention seeking kid<br>Surely no apparition was to blame for what she did<br>The bouncing finally let up and Bertha lived her life<br>But the memories of her childhood always cut her like a knife<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\">When she\u2019d cry as she tried to sleep<br>That\u2019s when that white, fuzzy spirit started to creep<br>So did she lie when people came<br>To watch that child\u2019s bed hop, Bouncing Bertha was her name<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\">Words and music by Jason Davis<br>\u00a9 Between the Trees Music (ASCAP)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\">Neil Huff &#8212; Lead Vocal<br>Phillip Powers &#8212; Guitar<br>Scott Powers &#8212; Mandolin, Backing Vocals<br>Alan Powers &#8212; Banjo, Dobro<br>Bryan Turner &#8212; Bass<br>Jason Davis &#8212; Backing Vocals<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"159\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bertha-5-159x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bertha-5-159x300.jpg 159w, https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bertha-5-543x1024.jpg 543w, https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bertha-5.jpg 546w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 159px) 100vw, 159px\" \/><figcaption>Bouncing Bertha<br><a href=\"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/Main\/Welcome.html\/bouncing-bertha-liner-notes\/\">Click for liner notes and photos<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The noise was like a big rat gnawing at some woodFour burly miners held her bed down the best they couldLittle Bertha Sybert weighed only sixty poundsBut every night before she slept, she\u2019d bounce plum off the ground And she\u2019d &hellip; 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