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NICK CAVE Black Betty Traditional Version Lyrics
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.
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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.
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