Black Betty

	  		
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1. Whoa, Black Betty, bamalam, 
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whoa, Black Betty, bamalam. 
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Black Betty had a child, bamalam, 
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the damn thing gone wild, bamalam. 
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She said, "I'm worring outta my mind", bamalam, 
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the damn thing gone blind, bamalam. 
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I said, whoa, Black Betty bamalam, 
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whoa, Black Betty, bamalam. 

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2. Whoa, Black Betty, bamalam, 
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whoa, Black Betty, bamalam. 
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She really gets me high, bamalam, 
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you know that's no lie, bamalam. 
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She's so rock steady, bamalam, 
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she's always ready, bamalam. 
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Whoa, Black Betty bamalam, 
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whoa, Black Betty bamalam. 

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3. Whoa, Black Betty, bamalam, 
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whoa, Black Betty, bamalam. 
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She's from Birmingham, bamalam, 
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way down in Alabam', bamalam. 
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Well, she's shakin' that thing, bamalam, 
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Boy, she makes me sing, bamalam, 
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Whoa, Black Betty, bamalam, 
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Whoa, Black Betty, BAM-A-LAM