Key: G
Introduction:
A5 D5 A5 C5 A5
Verse
Whoa, black betty (bam-A-lam)
A5
Black betty had a child (bam-A-lam)
A5
The damn thing gone wild (bam-A-lam)
A5
She said it weren't on er mind (bam-A-lam)
A5
The damn thing gone blind (bam-A-lam)
A5
Said whoa, black betty (bam-A-lam)
A5
Whoa, black betty (bam-A-lam)
Interlude
A5
Verse
Whoa, black betty (bam-A-lam)
A5
She really Gets me high (bam-A-lam)
A5
You know that's no lie (bam-A-lam)
A5
She's so rock steady (bam-A-lam)
A5
And she's always ready (bam-A-lam)
A5
Whoa, black betty (bam-A-lam)
A5
Whoa, black betty (bam-A-lam)
Interlude
A5
Verse
Whoa, black betty (bam-A-lam)
A5
She's from birmingham (bam-A-lam)
A5
Way down in alabam' (bam-A-la)
A5
Well she's shakin' that thing (bam-A-lam)
A5
Boy she makes me think (bam-A-lam)
A5
Whoa, black betty (bam-A-lam)
A5 A
Whoa, black betty (bam-A-lam)