Black Betty

Whoa, black Betty (bam-a-lam)

Whoa, black Betty (bam-a-lam)

Black Betty had a child (bam-a-lam)

The damn thing gone wild (bam-a-lam)

She said "It weren't none of mine" (bam-a-lam)

The damn thing gone blind (bam-a-lam)

Whoa, black Betty (bam-a-lam)

Whoa, black Betty (bam-a-lam)

Whoa, black Betty (bam-ba-lam)

Whoa, black Betty (bam-ba-lam)

She really gets me high (bam-ba-lam)

You know that's no lie (bam-ba-lam)

She's so rock steady (bam-ba-lam)

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)

She's from Birmingham (bam-ba-lam)

Way down in Alabam' (bam-ba-lam)

Well' she's shakin' that thing (bam-ba-lam)

Boy she makes me sing (bam-ba-lam)

Whoa, black Betty (bam-ba-lam)

Whoa, black Betty

bam-ba-lam!