Black Betty

Traditional

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)
I worry outta my mind (Bam ba lam)
The damn thing gone blind (Bam ba lam)

Whoa, Black Betty, whoa, Black Betty
Jump steady, Black Betty, jump
Steady, Black Betty, now
Whoa, Black Betty, whoa, Black Betty
Jump steady, Black Betty, jump
Steady, Black Betty, now

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)
And she's always ready (Bam ba lam)

Whoa, Black Betty, whoa, Black Betty
Jump steady, Black Betty, jump
Steady, Black Betty, now
Ah ooh ooh ooh ooh
Whoa, Black Betty, whoa, Black Betty
Jump steady, Black Betty, jump
Steady, Black Betty, now
Ah ooh ooh ooh ooh
Whoa, Black Betty, whoa, Black Betty
Black Betty, jump steady, Black Betty
Are you ready now?
Black Betty, are you ready now?

Hey! Hey!

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)
She's shakin' that thing (Bam ba lam)
She really makes me sing (Bam ba lam)

Whoa, Black Betty, whoa, Black Betty
Jump steady, Black Betty, jump
Steady, Black Betty, now!
Hey! Whoa, Black Betty, whoa, Black Betty
Jump steady, Black Betty, jump
Steady, Black Betty, now!
Hey!

Whoa, Black Betty, whoa, Black Betty
Jump steady, Black Betty, jump steady
Black Betty
Whoa, Black Betty, whoa, Black Betty
Jump steady, jump steady
Whoa, Black Betty, whoa, Black Betty
Jump steady, Black Betty, jump
Steady, Black Betty, now!
Hey! Mhmm

Trivia about the song Black Betty by Larkin Poe

When was the song “Black Betty” released by Larkin Poe?
The song Black Betty was released in 2017, on the album “Peach”.
Who composed the song “Black Betty” by Larkin Poe?
The song “Black Betty” by Larkin Poe was composed by Traditional.

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