Black Betty Lyrics - Nick Cave & The Bad Seed

Look-a look-a yonder (3x) 

Well the sun done gone 

The captain can't hold her (3x) 

The way I do now 

Ada got a gold mine (3x) 

Way above her knees 

The shiv (?) is golden (3x) 

Above her knees 

Look-a look-a yonder (3x) 

Well the sun done gone 

Wohoh, Black Betty, bam-e-lam (2x) 

Black Betty had a baby, bam-e-lam (2x) 

Damn thing was crazy, bam-e-lam (2x) 

Wohoh, Black Betty, bam-e-lam (2x) 

Oh, Betty Black Betty, bam-e-lam (2x) 

Black Betty had a baby, bam-e-lam (2x) 

Damn thing was crazy, bam-e-lam (2x) 

Black Betty didn't mind, bam-e-lam (2x) 

Damn thing was blind, bam-e-lam (2x) 

Wohoh, Black Betty, bam-e-lam (2x) 

Black Betty, Black Betty, bam-e-lam (2x) 

Jump steady Black Betty, bam-e-lam (2x) 

That Monday, I was arrested 

Tuesday, I locked up in jail 

Wednesday baby, my trial's tested 

On Thursday, nobody could blow my bail 

Yes, I'm almost done (3x) 

And I ain't gonna yell against no bells 

On Monday, baby I went a-walking 

Tuesday, I .... asked to go 

On Wednesday I sat down a-talking 

On Thursday she hock all a my clothes 

Yes, I'm almost done (3x) 

And I ain't gonna .... no more