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