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!