black hair As deep as ink and black, black as the deepest sea The smell of her black hair upon my pillow Where her head and all its black hair did rest
And I want you to know he could preach hot hell or freezin' snow He carried a Bible in a canvas sack And folks just called him The Reverend Mr. Black
and listen These are the true demon flowers These are the true demon flowers Stand back everyone, blood black everyone Blood black, stand back Who'll build a box for Black
Black Betty, bam-e-lam (2x) Black Betty had a baby, bam-e-lam (2x) Damn thing was crazy, bam-e-lam (2x) Wohoh, Black Betty, bam-e-lam (2x) Oh, Betty Black
I am the black crow king I am the black crow king The Keeper of the nodding corn All the hammers are a-talking, all the nails are a-singing So sweet
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
Now they put the stink on us stuffed us fulla incubus choc-o-block with sucubus never more than fuck to us c'mon and kiss me black
a tear But some times at night, when the cold wind moans In a long black veil, she cries over my bones She walks these hills, in a long black veil She
kisses were banked in black hair And in my bed, my lover, her hair was midnight black And all her mystery dwelled within her black hair And her black
black eyed dog he called at my door The black eyed dog he called for more A black eyed dog he knew my name A black eyed dog he knew my name The black
Old black mountain Tried to spit in your face Old black mountain Tried to spit in your face Baby's grubbing whiskey Oh, she's practicing Old black mountain
Old black mountain Tried to spit in your face Old black mountain Tried to spit in your face Babys grubbing whiskey Oh she's practising ??? Old black
A black eyed dog he called at my door The black eyed dog he called for more A black eyed dog he knew my name A black eyed dog he knew my name A black
She walks these hills in a long black veil She visits my grave when the night winds wail Nobody knows, nobody sees Nobody knows but me Ten years ago,
Wohoh, Black Betty, bam-e-lam (2x) Black Betty had a baby, bam-e-lam (2x) Damn thing was crazy, bam-e-lam (2x) Wohoh, Black Betty, bam-e-lam (2x) Oh, Betty Black