Black Betty Songtext
von Leadbelly

Oh, black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Oh, black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Black Betty, black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Black Betty, black Betty, bam-ba-lam

Jump steady, black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Jump steady, black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Oh, black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Oh, black Betty, bam-ba-lam

Look at young black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Look at young black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Turn around, black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Jump down, black Betty, bam-ba-lam

Oh, black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Oh, black Betty, bam-ba-lam

Black Betty had a baby, bam-ba-lam
Black Betty had a baby, bam-ba-lam
Little thing went crazy, bam-ba-lam
Little thing went crazy, bam-ba-lam


Oh, black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Oh, black Betty, bam-ba-lam

Jump steady, black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Jump steady, black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Look at young black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Look at young black Betty, bam-ba-lam

Oh, black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Oh, black Betty, bam-ba-lam

Little thing went blind, bam-ba-lam
Little thing went blind, bam-ba-lam
Said, he wouldn′t mind, bam-ba-lam
Said, he wouldn't mind, bam-ba-lam

What about black Betty? Bam-ba-lam
What about black Betty? Bam-ba-lam
Oh, black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Oh, black Betty, bam-ba-lam

Look at young black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Jump steady, black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Run a-yonder, black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Turn around, black Betty, bam-ba-lam


Ayy, black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Ayy, black Betty, bam-ba-lam

Look at young black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Run around, black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Jump down, black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Turn around, black Betty, bam-ba-lam

Ayy, black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Ayy, black Betty, bam-ba-lam