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 worryin' outta mind' (Bam-a-lam) The damn thing gone blind (Bam-a-lam) I said Oh, Black Betty (Bam-a-lam) Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-a-lam) Oh, Black Betty (Bam-a-lam) Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-a-lam) She really gets me high (Bam-a-lam) You know that's no lie (Bam-a-lam) She's so rock steady (Bam-a-lam) And she's always ready (Bam-a-lam) Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-a-lam) Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-a-lam) Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-a-lam) Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-a-lam) She's from Birmingham (Bam-a-lam) Way down in Alabam' (Bam-a-lam) Well, she's shakin' that thing (Bam-a-lam) Boy, she makes me sing (Bam-a-lam) Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-a-lam) Whoa, Black Betty Bam-a-lam