Berta filava

Berta was spinning
and spinning the wool,
the wool and the asbestos
from the saint's garment
that was going to the stake
and while it burned
it screamed and cried and people said:
"Look at that saint
in his asbestos garment"

Berta was spinning
and spinning with Mario
and spinning with Gino
and the baby was born
who wasn't Mario's
who wasn't Gino's

Berta was spinning,
spinning straight,
and spinning sideways
and spinning, spinning
and spinning the wool

Chorus:
She was spinning, spinning
She was spinning, spinning
She was spinning, spinning
She was spinning, spinning
She was spinning, spinning...

Berta was spinning,
Berta was spinning and spinning the wool,
she spun the asbestos from the saint's garment
that was going to the stake
and while it burned
it screamed and cried
and people said:
"Look at that saint
in his asbestos garment"

Berta was spinning,
she spun with Mario,
she spun with Gino
and the baby was born
who screamed and cried
and people said:
"Look at that saint"

Chorus:
She was spinning, spinning
She was spinning, spinning
She was spinning, spinning
She was spinning, spinning
She was spinning, spinning
She was spinning, spinning...

Berta was spinning,
Berta was spinning,
she spun with Gino,
she spun the baby
cradled, cradled,
she spun the asbestos
and Berta was spinning