Looky, Looky, Yonder / Black Betty / Yellow Women’s Door Bells
Part I: Looky, Looky Yonder
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
Part II: Black Betty
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
Part III: Yallow Women's Door Bells
Last Monday, baby I was arrested
(Lawd, lawd, lawd)
On Tuesday, I was locked up in jail
(Lawd, lawd, lawd)
On Wednesday, my child was attested
(Lawd, lawd)
On Thursday, nobody's gonna call my bail, here's some more
Almost done, here's some more
Almost done, here's some more
Almost done (lawd, lawd)
And I ain't gonna, ain't done
Y'all don't gimme no bail
(Lawd, lawd, lawd, lawd)
Last Monday, baby I went a-walkin'
(Lawd, lawd)
On Tuesday, I shot me a dog
(Lawd, lawd, lawd)
On Wednesday, we was sittin' down a-talkin'
(Lawd, lawd)
On Thursday, she pawned all of my clothes
(Lawd, lawd, lawd)