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JAMES "IRON HEAD" BAKER - Black Betty (1933)
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Listen to Jail House Bound: John Lomax's First Southern Prison Recordings, 1933 by Various Artists
ALBUMJail House Bound: John Lomax's First Southern Prison Recordings, 1933Various Artists

Top Songs By James 'Iron Head' Baker

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
James 'Iron Head' Baker
James 'Iron Head' Baker
Performer
R.D. Allen
R.D. Allen
Performer
Will Crosby
Will Crosby
Performer
Lomax
Lomax
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Alan Lomax
Alan Lomax
Songwriter

Lyrics

Whoa, Black Betty, bam-a-lam
Whoa, Black Betty, bam-a-lam
Black Betty had a child, bam-a-lam
The damn thing gone wild, bam-a-lam
She said I'm worrin' outta my mind, bam-a-lam
The damn thing gone blind, bam-a-lam
I said oh Black Betty, bam-a-lam
Whoa, Black Betty, bam-a-lam
Whoa, Black Betty, bam-a-lam
Whoa, Black Betty, bam-a-lam
She really gets me high, bam-a-lam
You know that's no lie, bam-a-lam
She's so rock steady, bam-a-lam
And she's always ready, bam-a-lam
Whoa, Black Betty, bam-a-lam
Whoa, Black Betty, bam-a-lam
Whoa, Black Betty, bam-a-lam
Whoa, Black Betty, bam-a-lam
She's from Birmingham, bam-a-lam
Way down in Alabam, ' bam-a-lam
Well' she's shakin' that thing, bam-a-lam
Boy she makes me sing, bam-a-lam
Whoa, Black Betty, bam-a-lam
Whoa, Black Betty
Written by: Lomax

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