Текст (слова) песни: Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - Black Betty (traditional version)
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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