The gist of the song, and clean interpretation, was that the Bulgarian clearly preferred to join United rather than neighbours City after both clubs moved for the Tottenham striker on a frantic deadline day back in 2008.
It wasn't the content of the chant that made the centre-forward feel uneasy, but rather the fact that it meant he was being singled out and in the spotlight when, in his view, football is very much a team game.
For a supremely confident player with such extravagant skill and poise, it was a little surprising to hear Berbatov admit to a bashful side when we caught up with him ahead of his involvement in the Legends of the North charity game at Old Trafford.