Looky Looky Yonder/Black Betty/Yellow Women's... Songtext
von Lead Belly

Looky looky yonder
Looky looky yonder
Looky looky yonder
Where the sun done gone

The cap′in' can′t hold 'em
Cap'in′ can′t hold 'em
Cap′in' can′t hold 'em
The way I do

Yes Addie gotta gold mine
Addie gotta gold mine
Addie gotta gold mine
Way above her knee

Looky looky yonder
Looky looky yonder
Looky looky yonder
Where the sun done gone


I′s just walking
I's just walking
I's just walking
All day long

She′s been talking
She′s been talking
She's been talking
Babe, all day long

Looky looky yonder
Looky looky yonder
Looky looky yonder
Where the sun done gone


Oh Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Oh Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Black Betty had a baby, bam-ba-lam
Black Betty had a baby, bam-ba-lam
Damn thing gone crazy, bam-ba-lam
Damn thing gone crazy, bam-ba-lam
Oh Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Oh Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Oh baby Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Oh baby Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Black Betty had a baby, bam-ba-lam
Black Betty had a baby, bam-ba-lam
Damn thing gone crazy, bam-ba-lam
Damn thing gone crazy, bam-ba-lam
Baby wasn′t none of mine, bam-ba-lam
Baby wasn't none of mine, bam-ba-lam
Damn thing gone blind, bam-ba-lam
Damn thing gone blind, bam-ba-lam
Yeah Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Whoa Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Black Betty, Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Black Betty, Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Looky here, Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Looky here, Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Jump steady, Black Betty, bam-ba-lam
Jump steady, Black Betty, bam-ba-lam

Last Monday, baby I was arrested (lord, lord, lord)
On Tuesday, I was locked up in jail (lord, lord, lord)
On Wednesday, my child was attested (lord, lord)
On Thursday, nobody couldn′t call my bail, here's some mo′
Almost done, here's some mo'
Almost done, here′s some mo′
Almost done (lord, lord)
And I ain't gonna, ain′t done
Y'all don′t give me no bail (lord, lord, lord, lord)
Last Monday, baby I went a'walking (lord, lord)
On Tuesday, I shot me a dog (lord, lord, lord)
On Wednesday, we was sittin′ down a'talking (lord, lord)
On Thursday, she pawned all of my clothes (lord, lord, lord)