Black Betty had a baby Black Betty had a baby And the damn thing's crazy I said the damn thing's crazy Well she stuck his head in gravy— Squirrel head gravy Oh lord, Black Betty Oh lord, Black Betty Well the baby had blue eyes I said the baby had blue eyes Well she weren't none of mine Damn thing gone blind Oh lord, Black Betty Oh lord, Black Betty Black Betty's got a new man Black Betty's got a new man Ain't no flesh upon his cold hand Ain't no flesh upon his cold hand Black Betty, where you going? Black Betty, where you going? Well I come from somewhere & I'm going to nowhere Oh lord, Black Betty Oh lord, Black Betty Black Betty, what's your number? Black Betty, what's your number? Well it's a 30-30, it's a 30-30 Bam-ba-lam