Black Betty

Nick Cave and the bad seeds

Look-a look-a yonder
 Look-a look-a yonder
 Look-a look-a yonder
 Well the sun done gone

The captain can't hold her
 The captain can't hold her
 The captain can't hold her
 The way I do now

Ada got a gold mine
 Ada got a gold mine
 Ada got a gold mine
 Way above her knees

The shiv is golden
 The shiv is golden
 The shiv is golden
 Above her knees

Look-a look-a yonder
 Look-a look-a yonder
 Look-a look-a yonder
 Well the sun done gone

Wohoh, Black Betty, bam-e-lam
 Wohoh, Black Betty, bam-e-lam
 Black Betty had a baby, bam-e-lam
 Black Betty had a baby, bam-e-lam
 Damn thing was crazy, bam-e-lam
 Damn thing was crazy, bam-e-lam
 Wohoh, Black Betty, bam-e-lam
 Wohoh, Black Betty, bam-e-lam
 Oh, Betty Black Betty, bam-e-lam
 Oh, Betty Black Betty, bam-e-lam
 Black Betty had a baby, bam-e-lam
 Black Betty had a baby, bam-e-lam
 Damn thing was crazy, bam-e-lam
 Damn thing was crazy, bam-e-lam
 Black Betty didn't mind, bam-e-lam
 Black Betty didn't mind, bam-e-lam
 Damn thing was blind, bam-e-lam
 Damn thing was blind, bam-e-lam
 Wohoh, Black Betty, bam-e-lam
 Wohoh, Black Betty, bam-e-lam
 Black Betty, Black Betty, bam-e-lam
 Black Betty, Black Betty, bam-e-lam
 Jump steady Black Betty, bam-e-lam
 Jump steady Black Betty, bam-e-lam

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
 Yes, I'm almost done
 Yes, I'm almost done
 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
 Yes, I'm almost done
 Yes, I'm almost done
 And I ain't gonna .... no more