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Black Betty

by Ram Jam

on Ram Jam (1977), The Very Best Of Ram Jam (1990), The Very Best Of (1990)

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