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Black Betty- Leadbelly
Top Songs By Lead Belly
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Lead Belly
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Huddie Ledbetter
Songwriter
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
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
[Verse 2]
Oh, Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Oh, Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Look here Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Look here Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Turn around Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Jump down Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
[Verse 3]
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
Look thing went crazy, bam-ba-lam
Look thing went crazy, bam-ba-lam
[Verse 4]
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 here Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Look here Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
[Verse 5]
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
The city wouldn't none of mine, bam-ba-lam
The city wouldn't none of mine, bam-ba-lam
[Verse 6]
What about a Black Betty? Bam-ba-lam
What about a Black Betty? Bam-ba-lam
Oh, Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Oh, Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Look here Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Jump steady Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
[Verse 7]
Run round Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Turn around Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Yeah, Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Yeah, Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Look here Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Run 'round Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
[Verse 8]
Jump down Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Turn around Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Yeah, Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Yeah, Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Written by: Lead Belly, [traditional]
