Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam) Whoa, black betty(bam-ba-lam)
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)