Oh Black Betty bam-e-lam, oh Black Betty bam-e-lam
   Black Betty had a child
   Bam-e-lam the damn thing gone wild
   Bam-e-lam she said it weren't not of mine
   Bam-e-lam the damn thing gone blind
   Bam-e-lam I said: "Oh, Black Betty"
   Bam-e-lam oh Black Betty, bam-e-lam
  
   Oh Black Betty bam-e-lam, oh Black Betty bam-e-lam
   She really gets me high
   Bam-e-lam you know that's no lie
   Bam-e-lam she's so rock steady
   Bam-e-lam and she's always ready
   Bam-e-lam oh Black Betty bam-e-lam, oh Black Betty bam-e-lam
  
   Oh Black Betty bam-e-lam, oh Black Betty bam-e-lam
   She's from Birmingham
   Bam-e-lam way down in Alabam
   Bam-e-lam well she's shaking that thing
   Bam-e-lam boy she makes me sing
   Bam-e-lam oh Black Betty bam-e-lam, oh Black Betty bam-e-lam