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black betty (traditional version) - nick cave and the bad seeds lyrics

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oh, lawd, black betty,
bam-ba-lamb,
oh, lawd, black betty,
bamhalamb,
black betty had a baby,
bambalamb,
black betty had a baby,
bambalamb.

oh, lawd, black betty,
bam-ba-lamb,
oh, lawd, black betty,
bam-ba-lamb,
it de cap’n’s baby,
bam-ba-lamb,
it de cap’n’s baby,
bam-ba-lamb.
oh, lawd, black betty,
bambalamb,
oh, lawd, black betty,
bambalamb,
but she didn’ feed de baby,
bambalamb,
but she didn’ feed de baby,
bambalamb.

oh, lawd, black betty,
bamhalamb,
oh, lawd, black betty,
bambalamb,
black betty, where’d you come from?
bambalamb,
black betty, where’d you come from?
bambalamb.

from american ballads and folk songs, lomax
note: black betty was the whip used in some southern prisons.

- nick cave and the bad seeds lyrics

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