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!