Whoa-oh! Black Betty, bam-a-lam! Whoa-oh! Black Betty, bam-a-lam!

[NightTrain]

Black Betty had a child, bam-a-lam!
The damned thing gone wild, bam-a-lam!

I'll say it again: Ahh, the '70s! :eyes:

[Elidor]

1. Hey, I like that one!

Whatsamatta U?

And isn't it "bam-a-lam-a-lam!"

Lenny Kravitz ripped this song off shamelessly, I forget the name he gave it. Didn't know it came from Leadbelly.

[bettyellen]

2. i get that alot!

well it's better than the sawyer brown song.......

[KitchenWitch]

3. catchy tune

[Biased Liberal Media]

4. That was on Kung Pow: Enter The Fist

Great movie. LOL.

[chaska]

5. Quick, who did that song?

I've been trying to remember that for months.

[NightTrain]

8. Ram Jam.

The song itself, however, dates back to Leadbelly.

[tcfrogs]

6. Never heard Black Betty until a few years ago

Great song! - I heard it before it got placed in some movies in recent times.

Go Ram-Jam!

[ropi]

7. encore encore..

more 70's hits baybee!

[General Zod]

9. Love the 70's... Gonna break out my old Foghat albums.....

Ram Jam, now there's a one-hit wonder....

[Kat45]

10. I love that song!

I worked with a guy who said that was his all-time favorite song.

[Taverner]

11. You know that song was banned from radio

Back in the day...considered racist...tho compared to the Hate radio on AM today it has nothing on Rush and Hannity...