[Verse 1]
Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-ba-lam)
Black Betty had a child (Bam-ba-lam)
The damn thing gone wild (Bam-ba-lam)
I worry outta my mind (Bam-ba-lam)
The damn thing gone blind (Bam-ba-lam)

[Chorus]
Whoa, Black Betty, whoa, Black Betty
Jump steady, Black Betty, jump steady, Black Betty, now
Whoa, Black Betty, whoa, Black Betty
Jump steady, Black Betty, jump steady, Black Betty, now

[Verse 2]
Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-ba-lam)
She really gets me high (Bam-ba-lam)
You know that's no lie (Bam-ba-lam)
She's so rock steady (Bam-ba-lam)
And she's always ready (Bam-ba-lam)

[Chorus]
Whoa, Black Betty, whoa, Black Betty
Jump steady, Black Betty, jump steady, Black Betty, now
Ah-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Whoa, Black Betty, whoa, Black Betty
Jump steady, Black Betty, jump steady, Black Betty, now
Ah-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Whoa, Black Betty, whoa, Black Betty
Black Betty, jump steady, Black Betty, are you ready now?
Black Betty, are you ready now?
[Guitar Solo]
Hey!
Hey!

[Verse 3]
Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-ba-lam)
She's from Birmingham (Bam-ba-lam)
Way down in Alabam' (Bam-ba-lam)
She's shakin' that thing (Bam-ba-lam)
She really makes me sing (Bam-ba-lam)

[Chorus]
Whoa, Black Betty, whoa, Black Betty
Jump steady, Black Betty, jump steady, Black Betty, now!
Hey!
Whoa, Black Betty, whoa, Black Betty
Jump steady, Black Betty, jump steady, Black Betty, now!
Hey!

[Outro]
Whoa, Black Betty, whoa, Black Betty
Jump steady, Black Betty, jump steady, Black Betty
Whoa, Black Betty, whoa, Black Betty
Jump steady, jump steady
Whoa, Black Betty, whoa, Black Betty
Jump steady, Black Betty, jump steady, Black Betty, now!
Hey!
Mhmm