Black Betty

Black Betty

Black Betty

Black Betty had a child (bam-ba-lam)Black Betty had a child (bam-ba-lam)
The damn thing gone wild (bam-ba-lam)The damn thing gone wild (bam-ba-lam)
She said: I'm worryin' outta mind (bam-ba-lam)She said: I'm worryin' outta mind (bam-ba-lam)
The damn thing gone blind (bam-ba-lam)The damn thing gone blind (bam-ba-lam)
I said: Oh, Black Betty (bam-ba-lam)I said: Oh, Black Betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, Black Betty (bam-ba-lam)Whoa, Black Betty (bam-ba-lam)

Oh, Black Betty (bam-ba-lam)Oh, Black Betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, Black Betty (bam-ba-lam)Whoa, Black Betty (bam-ba-lam)

She really gets me high (bam-ba-lam)She really gets me high (bam-ba-lam)
You know that's no lie (bam-ba-lam)You know that's no lie (bam-ba-lam)
She's so rock steady (bam-ba-lam)She's so rock steady (bam-ba-lam)
And she's always ready (bam-ba-lam)And she's always ready (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, Black Betty (bam-ba-lam)Whoa, Black Betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, Black Betty (bam-ba-lam)Whoa, Black Betty (bam-ba-lam)

Whoa, Black Betty (bam-ba-lam)Whoa, Black Betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, Black Betty (bam-ba-lam)Whoa, Black Betty (bam-ba-lam)

She's from Birmingham (bam-ba-lam)She's from birmingham (bam-ba-lam)
Way down in Alabama (bam-ba-lam)Way down in alabam' (bam-ba-lam)
Well, she's shakin' that thing (bam-ba-lam)Well, she's shakin' that thing (bam-ba-lam)
Boy, she makes me sing (bam-ba-lam)Boy, she makes me sing (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, Black Betty (bam-ba-lam)Whoa, Black Betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, Black BettyWhoa, Black Betty
Bam-ba-lamBam-ba-lam