Black Betty

Zwarte Betty

Black Betty

Zwarte Betty had een kind (bam-ba-lam)Black Betty had a child (bam-ba-lam)
Dat verdomde ding is wild gegaan (bam-ba-lam)The damn thing gone wild (bam-ba-lam)
Ze zei: Ik maak me zorgen, uit mijn hoofd (bam-ba-lam)She said: I'm worryin' outta mind (bam-ba-lam)
Dat verdomde ding is blind geworden (bam-ba-lam)The damn thing gone blind (bam-ba-lam)
Ik zei: Oh, Zwarte Betty (bam-ba-lam)I said: Oh, Black Betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, Zwarte Betty (bam-ba-lam)Whoa, Black Betty (bam-ba-lam)

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

Ze maakt me echt high (bam-ba-lam)She really gets me high (bam-ba-lam)
Je weet dat het geen leugen is (bam-ba-lam)You know that's no lie (bam-ba-lam)
Ze is zo rock steady (bam-ba-lam)She's so rock steady (bam-ba-lam)
En ze is altijd klaar (bam-ba-lam)And she's always ready (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, Zwarte Betty (bam-ba-lam)Whoa, Black Betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, Zwarte Betty (bam-ba-lam)Whoa, Black Betty (bam-ba-lam)

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

Ze komt uit Birmingham (bam-ba-lam)She's from birmingham (bam-ba-lam)
Heel ver weg in Alabama (bam-ba-lam)Way down in alabam' (bam-ba-lam)
Nou, ze schudt dat ding (bam-ba-lam)Well, she's shakin' that thing (bam-ba-lam)
Jongen, ze laat me zingen (bam-ba-lam)Boy, she makes me sing (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, Zwarte Betty (bam-ba-lam)Whoa, Black Betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, Zwarte BettyWhoa, Black Betty
Bam-ba-lamBam-ba-lam