Black Betty

Whoa Black Betty, bambalam
Whoa Black Betty, bambalam

She's from Birmingham, bambalam
Way down in Alabama, bambalam
The way she shake that thing, bambalam
Oh she make me sing, bambalam

Whoa Black Betty, bambalam
Whoa Black Betty, bambalam

She really get me high, bambalam
You know thats no lie, bambalam
Shes so rock steady, bambalam
Oh shes always ready, bambalam

Whoa Black Betty, bambalam
Whoa Black Betty, bambalam
Whoa Black Betty, bambalam
Whoa Black Betty, bambalam

Oh Black Betty, bambalam
Oh Black Betty, bambalam

Black Betty had a child, bambalam
She swears its mine, bambalam
She must be out of her mind, bambalam
She must think IŒm blind, bambalam

Oh Black Betty, bambalam
Oh Black Betty, bambalam
Oh Black Betty, bambalam
Oh Black Betty, bambalam

Monday she got me arrested,
On Tuesday up in jail,
Wednesday my trail was attested,
Thursday she posted my bail,
Friday we went walking,
Saturday I was outta my door,
On Sunday we was talkin,
Back on Monday she pawned all my clothes

Whoa Black Betty, bambalam
Whoa Black Betty, bambalam

SheŒs from Birmingham, bambalam
Way down in Alabama, bambalam
The way she shake that thing, bambalam
Oh she make me sing, bambalam

Whoa Black Betty, bambalam
Whoa Black Betty, bambalam

She really get me high, bambalam
You know thats no lie, bambalam
SheŒs so rock steady, bambalam
Oh shes always ready, bambalam

Whoa Black Betty, bambalam
Whoa Black Betty, bambalam
Whoa Black Betty, bambalam
Whoa Black Betty, bambalam

Whooooa Black Betty!

Betty Negro

Whoa Betty Negra, bambalam
Whoa Betty Negra, bambalam

Es de Birmingham, Bambalam
Muy abajo en Alabama, bambalam
La forma en que ella agita esa cosa, bambalam
Oh, ella me hizo cantar, bambalam

Whoa Betty Negra, bambalam
Whoa Betty Negra, bambalam

Realmente me droga, Bambalam
Sabes que eso no es mentira, bambalam
Ella es tan firme como la roca, bambalam
Oh, ella siempre lista, bambalam

Whoa Betty Negra, bambalam
Whoa Betty Negra, bambalam
Whoa Betty Negra, bambalam
Whoa Betty Negra, bambalam

Oh Betty Negra, bambalam
Oh Betty Negra, bambalam

Betty Negra tuvo un hijo, bambalam
Jura que es mío, bambalam
Debe estar loca, Bambalam
Debe pensar que soy ciego, bambalam

Oh Betty Negra, bambalam
Oh Betty Negra, bambalam
Oh Betty Negra, bambalam
Oh Betty Negra, bambalam

El lunes hizo que me arrestaron
El martes en la cárcel
El miércoles mi rastro fue atestiguado
El jueves publicó mi fianza
El viernes fuimos a caminar
El sábado estaba fuera de mi puerta
El domingo estábamos hablando
El lunes ella empeñó toda mi ropa

Whoa Betty Negra, bambalam
Whoa Betty Negra, bambalam

Ella es de Birmingham, bambalam
Muy abajo en Alabama, bambalam
La forma en que ella agita esa cosa, bambalam
Oh, ella me hizo cantar, bambalam

Whoa Betty Negra, bambalam
Whoa Betty Negra, bambalam

Realmente me droga, Bambalam
Sabes que eso no es mentira, bambalam
Ella es tan firme como la roca, bambalam
Oh, ella siempre lista, bambalam

Whoa Betty Negra, bambalam
Whoa Betty Negra, bambalam
Whoa Betty Negra, bambalam
Whoa Betty Negra, bambalam

¡Betty Negra!

Composição: Huddie Ledbetter