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 "I'm worrin' outta my mind" (bam-A-lam)

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

I said oh black betty (bam-A-lam)

whoa, 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)

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' shes 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