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