Black Betty (traditional version) — текст песни (Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds)

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.