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)

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